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Apr 04, 2017

Grain Handlers Investing In The People Who May Save Them

Every week more grain handlers are buying safety tubes for local fire departments

Hiawatha World Onlinereported on April 3 that a grant from theFrontier Farm CreditWorking Here Fund paid for grain bin rescue tubes for the Morrill, KS, Fire Department, along with nine others, and provided training on how to use the new equipment.

KNIA/KRLS News’Andrew Schneider reported a case where another donation paid off.Two Rivers Cooperative, Pella, IA, donated grain rescue equipment to Monroe, IA, Pella, IA, and Clay, IA, fire departments five years ago. The equipment was used to rescue a man last Friday, March 31, from an on-farm grain bin.

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iCue™ Connected Filtration Service

  • Designed to remotely monitor facility’s dust collection equipment and provide operational insights directly to end-users
  • Can help reduce unplanned downtime, support efficient maintenance and operation, and automatically capture compliance data

Series II™ Mill

  • Combines grinding and subsampling into one piece of equipment
  • Test grain for mycotoxins, GMOs or various other contaminants

Wireless VFD Control

  • Uses variable frequency drive technology to manage fan speed allowing users to manage shrink loss
  • Alarm notifications of fan loss/power loss

Reinforced Concrete Roll®

  • Dry powdered concrete encapsulated between two pieces of non-woven geotextile
  • When rolled out and hydrated, it takes shape into durable structure suitable for reinforcement or protective lining

HyperGen

  • Second generation prebiotic from primary fermentation ofS. cerevisiaeyeast
  • Helps maintain adequate gut functionality for better nutrient digestion and absorption, as well as intestinal defense

Ride-On Hopper Gate Opener

  • Designed for high-volume applications
  • Seated, single person operation

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