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We marked out a circle on the ground to make sure the first few sheets were set out in the right shape.
Crops, Features

Our last minute grain storage solution

Mid-way through this year’s harvest, we set up two 9,600-bushel temporary grain bins

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Midway through this year’s harvest, we began to realize that we were likely going to run out of storage space before the terminal called in the canola we had under contract. There wasn’t time to buy a “real” bin and move it in. Since we don’t have a grain bagger, we talked to the neighbours […] Read more
horizontal image of five round steel grain bins sitting in a yellow canola field under a very cloudy sky in the summer
Canola, Features

On-farm storage and canola grain quality

Control what you can, and take steps to manage the rest

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When it comes to your on-farm storage and maintaining canola grain quality, there are some elements you can control — and others you can’t. One area you can influence is the original condition of the canola seed going into your bins. Swathing at the correct stage or straight-cutting will help minimize many of the quality […] Read more
Illinois grain farmer Lucas Strom, shown here April 10 in unincorporated Kane County just west of Chicago, had planned to purchase a grain bin but changed his mind when the price increased after the announcement of steel tariffs by the Trump administration last month. (Photo: Reuters/P.J. Huffstutter)
Crops, Machinery, Reuters

Steel tariff shrapnel hits U.S. farmers

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Kane County, Ill. | Reuters — Lucas Strom, who runs a century-old family farm in rural Illinois, canceled an order to buy a new US$71,000 grain bin last month — after the seller raised the price five per cent in a day. The reason: steel prices jumped right after U.S. President Donald Trump announced tariffs. […] Read more
Venlaw Manufacturing’s portable aeration fan can replace a conventional 10 horsepower electric model.
Machinery

Venlaw’s new portable aeration fan

This gas-powered portable fan takes aeration to bins without electricity

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Many farms that have grown in size over the years often continue to make use of the remote grain storage facilities they acquired with a land purchase. But often those sites were located on other farmyards, where electricity is no longer available. That means aeration bins can no longer be used without the expense of […] Read more
aerated grain bins
Crops, Features

Safer grain storage with automation?

PAMI tests a new Australian system that controls fans based on outside weather

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With more large bins on the farm, safe grain storage has become more important. And keeping grain from heating or spoiling is more complicated than it would seem. “The chance of spoilage really depends on two things. It’s both temperature and moisture,” said Lorne Grieger, the Prairie Agriculture Machinery Institute (PAMI) vice president for Manitoba […] Read more
Wilde Ag Ventures has introduced a pressure gauge with a special face calibrated to easily provide air flow readings for aeration bins.
Machinery

Specialty gauge for aeration bins

Special gauge face allows for easy airflow readings at a glance

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A few people using aeration bins may be content just to confirm some airflow is coming out the top, but getting an adequate volume of air moving through the grain is critical to ensure efficient drying. Determining how many cubic feet of air per minute (CFM) is actually moving through any bin, though, depends on […] Read more
Alberta Ag found grain bag storage to be the most expensive of the options studied. However, it is a good solution for farmers who only need temporary storage.
Crops, Features

Grain storage value comparison

An Alberta Ag report crunches the numbers to help you make bin buying decisions

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As farms increase in size and average yields increase, farmers are considering adding new storage facilities or replacing older ones. There are a number of different options. Corrugated bins have long been a familiar sight on Prairie farms and represent the tried and true method, according to Ryan Furtas, a research economist with Alberta Agriculture […] Read more
There are times when storing grain on your farm can be a good marketing strategy.
Crops, Markets

A marketing strategy for storing grain

Is it worthwhile to store your grain on the farm while you wait for commodity prices to rise?

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Storing grain on the farm can be a good marketing strategy because, if managed carefully, it can increase a producer’s profits, but it’s important to have a handle on your storage and opportunity costs to assess if it’s actually going to put money in the bank. The capital costs of storage vary depending on whether […] Read more
The VersaLoop offers easy maintenance and can move up to 6,000 bushels per hour.
Machinery

New grain storage products from GSI

A new high-capacity bin and belt conveyor are the latest from AGCO’s GSI brand

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AGCO’s grain storage and handling brand GSI had a couple of new products to introduce at the U.S. Farm Progress Show in Iowa last August. It added a new 40-Series, four-inch corrugated high-capacity grain bin and VersaLoop round tube chain conveyor to its list of products. GSI carried forward some of the features of the […] Read more

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