Grain Elevators Articles
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Coop Adds Second Dryer - Case Study
In 2009-10, Wheaton Dumont Coop Elevator undertook a major overhaul of its grain elevator in Wheaton, MN (320-563-8152), add- ing more than 2 million bushels of storage and replacing much of the grain handling ...
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Storytelling is the challenge, but it can also be the solution
America loves farmers, and the data proves it. The Industry of Farming & Agriculture has the highest favorability ratings of all U.S. industries, and farming is regularly ranked one of the most trustworthy professions… so why is there still a major disconnect between food producers and the end consumer? There’s a feeling of “us vs. them” on both sides, and it ...
By DP Techlink
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Detailed introduction of compound fertilizer production line equipment
Zhengzhou Huazhiqiang compound fertilizer equipment manufacturer introduces the complete set of NPK fertilizer production line supporting equipment in detail: 1. The core part of compound fertilizer equipment is of course granulation equipment, including extrusion granulator equipment, disc granulator equipment, roller extrusion granulator equipment, rotary drum granulator equipment and other ...
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Application of poultry manure organic fertilizer production line in Xinjiang
Using the treated poultry manure to fertilize the farmland has good fertilizer effect and long duration of fertility, which can increase the yield of crops and increase the content of organic matter in the soil. So the poultry manure organic fertilizer production line is composed of which machines, the following is a brief introduction. 1. The compost turning machine is used for fermentation ...
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Complete set of organic fertilizer production process equipment
The complete set of organic fertilizer production equipment mainly includes the following several kinds, which coordinate production to realize the automated industrial production of organic fertilizer. 1. Raw material composting and fermentation equipment-trough turning machine and windrow turning machine. The trough turner has a new design of one machine with multiple slots, which can ...
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Methyl bromide as a fumigant for International transports
Methyl bromide is a is an odourless, colourlessgas most often used as a fumigant. About 70% of methylbromide produced in the United States goes into pesticidal formulations. It has been used to fumigate agricultural commodities, grain elevators, mills, ships, clothes, furniture greenhouses and delicate works of art. Non-pesticidal uses include degreasing wool and extracting oils from nuts, seeds ...
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U.S.-India: Dealing With Monsoon Failure
The scene plays out in India. At a reception, I met the head of Indian operations for Esso (now ExxonMobil). When I asked him how business was, he said it was great. In particular, diesel sales to fuel irrigation pumps were nearly double the previous year’s level. Why? Because farmers were pumping continuously to try to save their crops. Soon after, I met an embassy staff person, an avid ...
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Farmers banded together to tackle early price and income problems
Few weeks ago in this column we looked at the earliest agricultural policies that were put in place by the European settlers and their descendants in what is now the United States. For the most part, though not exclusively, the policies can best be described as developmental policies because they 1) increase the supply of inputs, 2) decrease the cost of inputs, or 3) improve the quality of ...
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Bumper 2011 Grain Harvest Fails to Rebuild Global Stocks
The world’s farmers produced more grain in 2011 than ever before. Estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture show the global grain harvest coming in at 2,295 million tons, up 53 million tons from the previous record in 2009. Consumption grew by 90 million tons over the same period to 2,280 million tons. Yet with global grain production actually falling short of consumption in 7 ...
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Allelic variants at the Psy-A1 and Psy-B1 loci in durum wheat and their associations with grain yellowness
Phytoene synthase (PSY) genes are involved in the biosynthesis of carotenoid pigments in durum wheat [Triticum turgidum L. subsp. durum (Desf.) Husn.], significantly influencing grain yellowness. This study was conducted to identify new allelic variants at the Psy-A1 and Psy-B1 loci in durum wheat, and to evaluate the applicability of functional markers developed from common wheat (Triticum ...
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Measuring grain protein concentration with in-line near infrared reflectance spectroscopy
The advent of near infrared (NIR) on-combine sensors gives growers the opportunity to measure the grain protein concentration of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) during harvest. A study consisting of three sequential experiments (laboratory bench, combine test stand, and field) was conducted to evaluate the performance of an in-line, NIR reflectance spectrometer, referred to as the ProSpectra Grain ...
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