GSI Million Bushel Bin Time Lapse

In the summer of 2010 the Ashland, IL Coop erected a new 1.1 Million Bushel Bin- we captured the action from the top of existing cement storage.

A world leader in steel corrugated grain storage bin manufacturing; GSI introduces the 1.1 Million-Bushel Grain Bin. When you need to store large amounts of grain without the labour and handling costs of ground piles and flat storage, the GSI Million Bushel Bin can answer your call.

Built to last, this grain bin is constructed with double laminated, 6 gauge sheets in the bottom rings verses competitor's triple laminated thinner sheets. GSI uses the heaviest sidewall sheets in the industry with galvanized material up to 5 gauge. Six bolt seams hold each sheet securely in place. Precise construction elements hold GSI's Million Bushel Bin above the rest allowing for easy erection.

See specs here:http://www.grainsystems.com/commercial/storage/millionbushelbin.php

Bühler Group - State-of-the-art milling technology (Grueninger Swiss flour mill)

Bühler Group, Grueninger Swiss flour mill, completely committed to the New Art of Milling Technology. Swiss flour mill, which is excellently positioned in the high-quality and specialty product segments.

Russia: 90 percent of feed mills are behind the times in technology

Russia’s feed industry is currently under a great deal of pressure due to a number of factors, which are seriously hampering the industry’s development and could lead to stagnation in the near future. This was the opinion expressed by the Alex Dumoulin, Director General Unigrain, a Russian producer and distributor of feed, at the recent “Grain Industry in the XXI Century” conference in Moscow. According to him one of the most serious of these factors is the technological backwardness of feedmills in Russia. Read more...

China: The latest happenings from Muyang

Muyang headquartered in the cultural city of Yangzhou, China, have been busy attending shows such as Eurotier, VIV China, constructing feed mills, winning bids and supporting construction of new silo’s and feed mills. Here is a short summary of updates.

Muyang signed an agreement with Philipino Texicon Agriventures in July to supply a full set of machinery and building structure materials for its new extrusion aqua feed project. The feed mill is designed to have a capacity of 4.5 -5.5 t/h, capable of producing 900,000-960,000 bags of qualified aqua feed annually. This is the second venture of Texicon Agriventures into the feed milling industry. Its 4 t/h animal feed mill started successful operation in 2009. Read more...

Creep feeding can reduce pig feed costs

Creep feeding pigs is one of several ways to reduce overall feed costs, discussed by nutritionist Dr Steve Jagger from ABAgri during BPEX’s latest live online workshop.

Steve said: “Starter feed for pre-weaning piglets is small proportion of all feed costs at four percent and the improved growth post-weaning means it is well worth it.

“One trial showed that piglets eating 4.55kg each of starter feed are worth UK£1.21 (US$1.939) more per pig, as margin over feed, than piglets eating just 3.89kg each.” Read more...

Denmark imposes stricter laws on antimicrobial use

In early November, the Danish Parliament ratified an agreement on new strict rules for the use of antimicrobials in production animals and on animal welfare – both in the barn and during transport. The new rules are supplemented by the allocation of more resources for inspections.

The agreement was ratified on December 2. Denmark is known not only for a high standard in the field of animal welfare but also for awareness with regard to the use of antimicrobials. And now the Danish Parliament has resolved to further strengthen both the rules and the inspections. Read more...

Introduction to Flour Milling: International Grains Program to hold annual flour milling course

For the fifth time, the IAOM-KSU Introduction to Flour Milling course will be held at the International Grains Program Conference Center at Kansas State University from January 14-18, 2013. Co-sponsored by the International Association of Operative Millers, IGP is excited to continue expanding the opportunities within the annual flour-milling curriculum.

This course attracts a broad range of individuals to the program, says Mark Fowler, IGP associ­ate director and milling specialist. Read more...

The Mosaic Company 2012 Sustainability Report: Krishi Jyoti - Mosaic Villages Project India

Krishi Jyoti means "enlightened agriculture" and brings modern agricultural inputs and practices to farmers with the objective of improving the productivity of their fields.Watch this video to learn more about the Mosaic Villages Project in India. 

For more information, visit: www.mosaicco.com

"Spirit of Agriculture" Supports the Large-scale Farming

Sakaue is an agricultural cooperation in Kagoshima. Instead of sporadic trades of the crop depending on the weather, makes contracts based on the quality and quantity available and the price of their products with companies who guarantee to purchase them at the beginning of the term.

Unique OJT adopting the method of the art of Japanese fence making enables anybody motivated acquire the agricultural skills of the SAKAUE system through the Shuhari Process. Japanese culture remains ingrained in large-scale agriculture. Introduce systematic, large-scale agriculture and Japanese culture will be adopted in it.

ESTA scheme goes live in the UK

The European Seed Treatment Assurance scheme (ESTA), a new assurance scheme for the seed treatment industry, is now available in theUK through the Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC). 

The move comes as the seed industry seeks to preserve essential plant protection products, to protect the environment and to maintain international trade and on going investment. Read more...

Modified rape crops may boost grower income

Modifying oilseed rape crops by switching off a specific gene to reduce the breakdown of oil could lead to new varieties with higher oil contents, boosting UK farmer incomes by £40 (US$64.043) million.

To date, breeders have attempted to increase oil production in seeds by increasing the capacity of the plant to produce the oil. However, oil is also broken down in the seed with the oil content of rapeseed reported to decline by about 10 percent in the final stage of crop development, as the seeds desiccate. Read more...

Schenck AccuRate Appoints Material Systems Technology, Inc.

Schenck Accurate, Inc. announces the appointment of Material Systems Technology, Inc. as its exclusive representative in western New York, western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and portions of Maryland.

As an authorised sales agent, Material Systems Technology will handle sales, application engineering and after-sale support for Schenck AccuRate’s full line of volumetric and gravimetric feeders, weighfeeders, mass flow meters, vibratory feeders, bulk bag discharging systems, belt scales, container loading systems, and related control packages. Read more...

UK expected to be a net importer of wheat for the 2012-13 season

The first official estimates made by Defra of UK cereal supply and demand for 2012/13 were released today (Tuesday 27 November 2012). These estimates along with full commentary can be downloaded from here

Key points

• Poor 2012 UK wheat quality and yield, combined with forecast record levels of usage, means the UK is expected to be a net importer for the 2012/13 season.
• UK barley is expected to be increasingly used in feed rations compared with last season due to competitive pricing relative to other cereals.
• Imported maize usage is forecast to increase, mainly in the bioethanol and feed sectors.
• Poorer UK oat quality is expected to result in slightly higher imports this season.

The next official review of the 2012/13 supply and demand will take place on 30 January 2013

Nurturing the next generation of manufacturing talent

Guttridge Ltd, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of materials bulk handling equipment, is working with universities across the UK to provide inspirational insight into the world of manufacturing. The company’s highly successful placement and intern program draws students from the fields of engineering, design, IT and production and is now into its third consecutive year. By allowing undergraduates to work on projects from inception to completion it aims to inspire participants to take up long-term careers in industry.

Peter Guttridge, Chairman, is personally committed to the scheme. “It is important for undergraduates to gain a true picture of what it’s like to work in industry and hopefully be enthused by what manufacturing has to offer. We make sure that our placement students see a project through from start to finish so that they get a really broad experience. The feedback we’ve had has been really positive, with participants saying that this approach compares very favourably with the experience of spending the whole year working in just a single area.” Read more...

Adding Cover Crop To A No-Till System

Dan Forgey, farm manager at Cronin Farms in South Dakota, has been using no-till management for more than 17 years. Over that time, Forgey has developed a keen understanding of how his farming system works and where new challenges and opportunities exist.

Buskirk Engineering pellet mill operation video complete

The Biomass Densification Division was created to give individuals and businesses an alternative use for their waste streams.

With the rising cost of oil and natural gas, many have turned to using pellet fired furnaces for heating their homes and businesses. Others have found opportunity in pelletising for bulk reduction, sterilisation and reuse of solid wastes that would otherwise end up in our landfills. Still others prefer the convenience and flexibility feeding a complete ration in pellet form to livestock, pets and for use in aquaculture.

Many common biomass products have been pelletised successfully such as corn stalks, corn cobs, switch grass, straw, dry distillers grain (DDG), seed hulls, alfalfa, waste paper, cardboard, animal manure, etc.

By manufacturing “In-house," we are able to customize the die and roller set to match your specific needs. We have the ability to machine the die hole diameter from 1/8” dia. to 5/16” dia. with the thickness of the die up to 4”. Buskirk Engineering dies and rollers are case hardened to a depth of 0.060” at a Rockwell hardness of 50 to 55. Please contact us to let us know your specific needs.