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Nov 19, 2024
How a Bench Custom Grain Cleaner More Than Pays for Itself
It’s a scene that’s played out on farm after farm across Canada. Flaman Sales Specialist James Vanbeselaere positions your input and output augers, sets four levelling jacks, flips a switch on the central electric panel, and another farmer is in business. If you’ve read our other Bench Custom Grain Cleaners Blog, you know that the business of on-farm grain cleaning makes good long-term economic sense. That blog discussed the savings you could bank, potentially over decades. With James’s help, this one details the ease, versatility, and benefits of operating your own personally customized cleaner. Easy Start Up “They usually reach...
Nov 19, 2024
The Benefits of Customized On-Farm Grain Cleaning
"Every farm’s going to be different,” says James Vanbeselaere. “Every area will be different, depending on what they're trying to clean.” As a Flaman Sales Specialist who’s installed and fired up a lot of customized Bench grain cleaners for enterprising customers, he should know. What he’s showing farmers is a viable alternative to the transport distances, fuel costs, and unloading cues they can see taking their commodities to seed cleaning plants. Grain Cleaning Comes Home “You're just paying an expense to have the other guy clean it,” James says. “A lot of custom cleaners charge about a dollar a...
Oct 7, 2024
Kwik Kleen Grain Separators. More than Dockage Removal.
When you’re trying to take off a crop in a limited amount of time, there are some things you just don’t want in your bin or your transport truck. Dockage and small seeds from weeds like Kochia or volunteer canola can compromise the condition of your harvest while costing you extra time and money. But there’s something you can do about it. Removing small seeds will increase airflow, which will speed up your drying time and reduce your risk of heating. Taking out chaff, thin kernels, and other forms of dockage will increase your bushel weight and quality, lowering your...
Nov 6, 2023
Three Phase Electricity for Grain Handling
Three-Phrase Grain Handling Power. Doable. Valuable. More acres seeded might mean more bushels brought into your bin yard. But it doesn't have to mean more work and expense. As farming grows, new technologies emerge to boost your grain operation's speed and efficiency. Technology Boosts Productivity. Grain Dryers like our AGI NECO and Oakland models are designed to run continuously and safely. There's no need for you to spend your time or hire a hand to supervise them. And with remote monitoring systems, you can spend more time working in the field. The same goes for the Walinga Blower System. Its...
Posted by: Jeff Brown
Category: Product Information
Tags: grain handling | three phase power | walinga | neco | oakland
Jul 11, 2023
Farmer-Approved Moisture Testing from Perten
In agriculture, nothing is ever absolutely certain. However, farmers who’ve used the Perten AM 5200-Farm Moisture Meter say its instantaneous accuracy comes impressively close. “When you have so many different people around - four different people using it - it was nice not to use the scale,” says Bruce Elke of Jansen, Saskatchewan. “Everybody puts it in and gets the same result.” Bruce Elke shares the benefits of the Perten 5200-Farm It’s not the first moisture tester to have its accuracy praised, not even the first one Bruce has praised. His previous tester was also bang-on, but the 5200-Farm...
Posted by: Jeff Brown
Category: Product Information
Tags: perten | grain analysis | moisture testing