LANGHAM, Sask. — Planning a storage system means being optimistic, future-focused, and strategic. It isn’t something you should do when you realize you’ve got a big crop coming and not enough room to store it. “It starts with a plan,” said Derek Johnson in the lee of the giant grain bin system AGI has built […] Read more
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Farmers pay more attention to post-harvest grain quality
The so-called harvest from hell in 2019 gave farmers a lot of reasons to take bin management seriously. Then came 2021 and 2022, which have given farmers a lot more reasons, albeit from a different angle. “It’s almost like an insurance policy,” said Warren Feist, director of market development for IntraGrain Technologies, in an interview […] Read more
Grain bag recycler says shut out of business
Sask. firm that collects and recycles ag plastic and then resells new products refuses to pay environmental handling fee
A Yorkton, Sask., business operator says the provincial government is stifling his entrepreneurial efforts with its regulations around grain bag recycling. However, the government says there is a place for Dallon Leger and EcoGenX if he follows the rules. Leger began EcoGenX years ago after working on a farm where they burned the bags. He […] Read more
Top reasons to build a better bin system
Expanding farmers are growing their grain-handling systems, not only for larger volumes from increased acres, but also as a marketing tool allowing them to blend grain or sell later. Farmers sometimes build a new system to access three-phase power, natural gas and hardtop roads, according to Jayde Klassen with Wentworth Ag, the GSI dealer in […] Read more
On-farm grain storage third highest in 10 years
Prairie farmers were storing an estimated 29 million tonnes of grain and oilseeds on their farms as of March 31
Prairie farmers had an estimated 29 million tonnes of grain and oilseeds on their farms as of March 31, according to Statistics Canada’s Stocks of Grain and Oilseeds report released May 11. That’s slightly higher than the five-year average of 28.4 million tonnes, according to historical StatsCan data. It’s also the third highest amount of […] Read more
More acres require grain bin upgrades
As expanding farmers buy or rent more land, their first priority is securing the necessary seeding rigs, sprayers and then harvest equipment. There’s no denying the logic of this chronology. Without field equipment, there is no crop. However, the rush to address cropping requirements of those new acres means the grain-handling assets required to service […] Read more
Bin plans need to go in before the crop
Dave Wall’s phone starts ringing off the wall in August when farmers realize they’ll harvest more crop than their systems can handle and they want to add capacity and maybe a few upgrades at the same time. Wall owns Wall Grain, one of the largest dealers of grain-handling and storage systems on the Prairies. He’s […] Read more
Grain storage on the move
FARGO, ND — A 4,000 bushel bin may not seem significant. But if it’s mobile, with 14 big tires and its own 900 bushel per minute unload auger, it might come in handy at harvest. That’s what Walkabout Mother Bins is all about, said Katie Hansen, sales representative for USAKanagroo, the company in Webster, South […] Read more
Wireless bin monitoring system eliminates storage woes
LANGHAM, Sask. — It’s a beautiful winter payday. The B-train and auger are set up and ready. The auger is powering into the bin. Then the smell hits. Next the grain flow chugs to a stop. “Now, this does not need to happen in today’s world,” Wayne Clews, founder of Clews Management, says passionately. “All […] Read more
Build your own handling system
Expanding your farm’s size has benefits when it comes to economy of scale. But just like higher grain yields, the higher volume can create a schmozzle with your grain handling system. Buying or renting new land nearly always means spreading the farm further afield. That can leave you with grain bins scattered far apart. Or, […] Read more
