News

Oct 17, 2018

Bluffton, IN, Ethanol Plant Part of Green Plains Sale

New owner is Texas-based Valero Renewable Fuels Co.

Photo: Green Plains Inc.

Oct 16, 2018

Nebraska City Sues Over Grain Elevator Explosion

Lawsuit against Andersen Farms seeks reimbursement amassed during response

Oct 16, 2018

USDA to Grant Exclusive License to Develop ASF Vaccine

Currently, there is no approved commercially available vaccine against African Swine Fever

Oct 16, 2018

Four Industry Leaders Inducted into the Virginia Livestock Hall of Fame

Each has made outstanding and uncommon contributions to the state’s livestock industry

Oct 16, 2018

Massive Fire Halts Grain Deliveries at FS Grain Mazon, IL

No injuries were reported and no other structures were damaged

Oct 16, 2018

Canada's Heavy Snowfall Delays Wheat Harvest

Farmers say Canadian wheat faces threat of quality downgrades

Oct 16, 2018

Two Ships With U.S. Soybeans Head to China

South American supplies dwindle forcing Chinese to buy U.S. supplies

Oct 15, 2018

Minnesota Elevator Specializes in Organics

Pipeline Foods has five elevators dedicated to storing and moving organics

Oct 15, 2018

Land O’Lakes Adds to Feed Additives R&D Platform

A leading expert in gut immunology, sensing and microbiology

Oct 15, 2018

Enrollment Open for GEAPS 2019 Safety Awards

Recognize your facility for avoiding work-related injuries and illnesses

Oct 15, 2018

CoBank: Rising Output Compressing Agricultural Margins

Strong growth worldwide will support increased demand in domestic and export markets

Oct 15, 2018

The Andersons, Inc. to Acquire Lansing Trade Group, LLC

Strengthens grain business, extends specialty food and feed product offerings

Oct 15, 2018

U.S. Exports of Feed Grains Set Another New Record

Nearly 120 MMT of feed grains and co-products were exported in 2017/18, led by higher corn and ethanol shipments

Oct 14, 2018

Silo Collapses in Massachusetts

One cow dead, 13 calves trapped

Oct 14, 2018

'Business as Usual' After Saskatchewan Terminal Fire

Dryer was installed in January to replace unit destroyed by fire in 2016

Oct 14, 2018

Massive Fire at Mazon, IL, Grain Elevator

Voluntary evacuations were made by some residents

Oct 13, 2018

Eureka, IL, Grain Company Struggles After Fire

After July incident, company has been slowed but not stopped

Oct 13, 2018

NDSU Offers Soybean Drying Advice

A challenging soybean harvest is creating many questions related to storage and drying

Oct 12, 2018

Viterra Opens New Wadena, SK, Grain Elevator

Facility has storage capacity of 34,000 tonnes, is capable of loading up to 156 rail cars

Oct 12, 2018

Snow Hammers Dakota Grain Farmers

More than 5 inches of snow blanketed the region

Oct 12, 2018

Grain Terminal Fire in Saskatchewan

Fire was contained to the elevator's dryer, business evacuated

Oct 12, 2018

Dams Drive Wedge Between Grain, Salmon Industries

Ag community needs dam system to transport wheat along the Snake River in Eastern Washington

Oct 12, 2018

Corn Harvest Speeds Up, Soybeans Slow Down

Illinois leads with 63% of corn harvest, 1.5 billion bushels of soybeans complete

Oct 12, 2018

Heartland Co-op Opens Super Mill in Owen, WI

New mill is currently built for 200,000 tons of feed manufacturing/year

Oct 12, 2018

Three Plead Guilty in Organic Grain Fraud Scheme

Farmers knowingly marketed non-organic corn, soybeans as certified organic

Oct 12, 2018

Arkansas Farmers Shocked by Dockage Penalties

One farm group has talked informally with consumer protection division

Oct 11, 2018

Importance of Prairie Grain Industry Recognized

Port of Thunder Bay once linked Canada's east and west economies

Photo: Friends of Grain Elevators (FOGE)

Oct 11, 2018

Trade War Brings Boom to Brazil, Gloom to U.S.

Brazilian producers' soy is fetching $2.83 more per bushel than beans from the U.S.

Oct 11, 2018

USDA Releases WASDE Report

Wheat outlook is larger supplies, reduced domestic use, unchanged exports

Oct 11, 2018

Flooding Stops Barge Traffic on Upper Mississippi River

Southern-most lock closure is at Lock 22, near Hannibal, MO

Recently Added to Buyer's Guide

Semi-Automatic Hand-Prompt Batching Station

  • Designed to eliminate bad batches resulting from operator error and interruption
  • Operator involvement through each step in the batching process

C-LEVER EVA HE Controller

  • For bulk solids, accuracy is not impacted by different material densities, irregular material flows or extreme friction
  • All connections available (Ethernet, Profibus, CANbus, etc.) as standard equipment to easily connect/coordinate with existing systems

SORTEX H SpectraVision

  • 实时跟踪排序performance and emergency warnings with SORTEX Monitoring System
  • Newly designed in-house full-color cameras provide best color differentiation for subtlest of color defects

Feed Ordering Hub

  • Cloud-based hub designed to increase feed ordering and scheduling automation
  • Allows feed mills to make data-driven decisions and allocate resources better

24" Scalperators

  • Provides high capacity method for removing roughage, light fines and chaff in a single pass
  • Large material scalping and air density separation in one pass

Aqua MicroFeed System

  • Enables users to produce microfeed at 40% increased capacity
  • Optimized die can withstand higher pressure caused by smaller holes due to stronger construction, larger diameter and bigger open surface, and smart die base to create equal distribution of feed toward larger die

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Marketwatch: Jul, 05

US Corn Price Idx:ZCPAUS.CM

open: 7.0534
high: 7.0536
low: 7.0522
close: 7.0522

US Soybean Price Idx:ZSPAUS.CM

open: 15.3606
high: 15.3675
low: 15.3604
close: 15.3647

US Hard Red Winter Wheat Price Idx:KEPAUS.CM

open: 8.6183
high: 8.6227
low: 8.6183
close: 8.6218

US Soft Red Winter Wheat Price Idx:ZWPAUS.CM

open: 7.8093
high: 7.8093
low: 7.8093
close: 7.8093