Nate Reznechek, GSI, USA
, outlines how the company’s InterSystems brand's high-capacity
dry fertilizer handling equipment is helping enhance capacity, speed and blend quality.
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arge corn and soybean harvests in North America
have been fuelling farmer demand for larger
equipment and expanded grain handling systems.
Concurrent with this trend has been the
development and adoption of new high-speed, high-capacity
fertilizer handling equipment by agricultural retail and
commercial grain operations to better meet the needs of
their customers.
Dry fertilizer usage has remained fairly stable in recent
years due, in part, to sustainable agricultural practices and
depressed demand for crop inputs due to lower crop prices.
However, processors are responding to the increased need for
quality fertilizer blends and faster handling to help farmers
maximise their efficiency and yield potential.
In the US, for example, several CHS agricultural co-ops
opened new retail facilities this year with the latest, full-site
fertilizer handling equipment from GSI’s (a leading global
manufacturer of steel grain bins and drying/material handling
equipment) InterSystems crop nutrient brand.
The combination of improved capacity, efficiency and
quality is designed to promote increased profitability for
these operations and also strengthen their position in a very
competitive and demanding environment. In addition,
advances in automation enable them to reduce manpower
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