Early combining reduces risk from weather, insects and phantom loss, which could be the only silver lining in this year’s harvest cloud. Phantom loss describes the invisible grain loss from the combine’s threshing systems, according to a recent news release from GSI. Farmers minimize the risk of phantom loss by cutting their crops early. In […] Read more
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What’s better, mixed flow or conventional dryer?
Cross flow
Mixed flow dryers are up to 30 percent more fuel efficient than conventional screen dryers. That efficiency relates to how air flows through the dryer, and that depends on dryer design. “In a conventional cross-flow, the air flows perpendicular to the grain. The grain column is vertical and the air flow is horizontal,” said Lee […] Read more
