Source: Sean Pratt, Producer.com, October 18, 2018 ‘Unprecedented’ grain drying demand this year is stretching companies’ ability to deliver propane to producers Some farmers are experiencing lengthy delays getting the propane they need to dry their grain. Ian Boxall, a farmer from Tisdale, Sask., hasn’t experienced any problems but he has spoken to growers who… Continue reading Propane delays make difficult harvest worse
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‘Business as usual’ after grain dryer fire near Unity, says CEO
Source: CBC News, October 13, 2018 40 tonnes in dryer at the time of the fire Snow and wet weather meant there was a lot of grain being dried at a Unity, Sask.-area grain terminal when a new grain dryer caught fire earlier this week. The new dryer, installed in January by North West Terminal Ltd. at a… Continue reading ‘Business as usual’ after grain dryer fire near Unity, says CEO
‘It’s been a real battle’: wet and cool harvest sees surge in grain drying
Source: Rebekah Lesko, Global News, October 1, 2018 The loud hum of a grain dryer will be a familiar noise over the next couple of months at Don Williams’ farmyard near Lanigan, Sask. Williams’ continuous batch grain dryer has been busy drying 7,000 bushels of tough grain each day. “It’s using about $700 a day of propane and… Continue reading ‘It’s been a real battle’: wet and cool harvest sees surge in grain drying
Unity fire crews working to put out blaze at grain elevator
Source: CBC News, October 11, 2018 Unity fire crews have been battling a fire throughout Thursday at a grain elevator located one kilometre east of the town. The fire department said it was called in at 7:15 a.m. CST for the structure fire, with police also responding to the scene. According to Unity RCMP, the fire crew… Continue reading Unity fire crews working to put out blaze at grain elevator