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Producers must monitor grain bins as temperature warms

Keeping the lid on grain drying temperatures is critical

Feeding with a bucket takes on a new meaning
Adding a hydraulic auger to a front end loader bucket design was a start, adding variable rates and gates finished it
Small cattle operators and growers who need to mix soil for smaller vegetable beds may be interested in the some of the updates Danuser made to its material handling bucket. The Mega Mixer was designed to scoop, mix and dispense material from livestock feed grain to concrete. Mike Willis of Danuser said the company sells […] Read more
Thinking about your bladder in the bin changes

Optical sorters: higher volume, greater accuracy

Don’t let trade disruptions ruin your canola

Farmers urged to heed grain sensor readings

Specialty grain gear makes clean routine

Key things that reduce a farm’s risk and potentially insurance premiums

Dome on the range: oblate ellipses efficient
Buildings in the round can deliver lower operating costs and reduce risk to perils from weather and fire
Domes are all backward. The insulation is on the outside, the concrete is inside. The forms stay in place forever. Dome buildings are an example where form is functional. “The look of the dome is different. But so are the benefits,” said Andrew Trapp of Canadian Dome Industries in Saskatoon. Virtually fire and weather proof, […] Read more