With his previous grain storage system, Iowa farmer Jay Fritz dealt with harvest bottlenecks and spent too much time transporting his grain to a local elevator. A recent expansion program solved both ...

The devastating results of fire can include death, serious injury, financial loss, property damage, business interruption and production downtime. Grain dryer fires are one of the most significant ...

During a busy harvest, farmers can’t afford unnecessary downtime. That’s why it’s critical to make sure that grain systems are ready for peak performance before the combines roll. Randy Sheley, grain ...

Opico has introduced an automatic control system for its range of Magna batch grain dryers, allowing them to be operated via a mobile device such as a tablet, smartphone or office computer. The brains ...

Electronics postgraduate Edward Cragg set about bringing the family farm’s 43-year-old Wilder Robomatic batch grain dryer into the 21st century by fitting it with a modern digital control and ...

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