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What to expect when you’re expecting……. A Silo
Welcome back everyone and thanks for checking in! Things certainly are ramping up here, our harvest schedule is being finalised, and boy will we be busy. With that, I thought this may be an ideal time to talk about all things delivery. Lately, we’ve had an influx of enquiries as people prepare for their silos…
Read MoreInstant asset write-off; all you need to know
Hello to you all for another fortnight, It’s been fairly busy around my neck of the woods and our HE offices these last couple of weeks, but we’d much prefer it that way instead of sitting around, twiddling our thumbs. As we continue to live through the current COVID-19 crisis, we are starting to come…
Read MoreAnother pandemic coming our way: African Swine Fever Outbreak
Hello again and welcome back. A month or two go we spoke about the detection of the fall armyworm and now only a short time later news has broken that the outbreak of African swine fever is now in a number of different countries right around the world. African swine fever is defined by Australia’s…
Read MorePotential Impacts on Farmers Hits Australian Soil: The Fall Armyworm
Hello again and welcome back. There has been some recent news in the media about the sudden outbreak of the fall armyworm which is native to America. Biosecurity Queensland confirmed earlier last week that a single armyworm moth has been detected up in Cape York. This discovery comes only a few days after authorities had confirmed…
Read More2019 A Year In Review
A Year in Review by Steve, The Silologist Wow, reflecting back on 2019 it has been one big and momentous year for the HE team. We’ve celebrated a huge milestone of 50 years in business. We have been hit with a crippling drought, we have lost some great staff members and gained new ones. We’ve…
Read MoreChoosing the right silo for you
G’day and welcome back to the Silologist blog post. Let’s talk silos. How do you choose the right one for you?Choosing the right silo can be a daunting task, so to make things easier we have answers a few FAQ’s that will make it a whole lot less painful for you. We have attached a…
Read MoreHow HE celebrates turning the big 5-0!
G’day and welcome to our new blog. First of all, I thought I better introduce myself. I’m Steve the Silologist and I am part of the crew at HE Silos in Forbes. It’s my job to bring you fortnightly updates on grain production, efficiency, storage and monitoring…basically anything surrounding the industry. Although you may have…
Read MoreIts been a crazy week for the HE Silos Team
It’s been a busy week for the HE Team we presented Australian Grain Storage Techniques at an invitational only Trade Assembly to Private Meeting with Deputy Prime Minister, Michael McCormack. We had the pleasure of presenting our Australian Grain Storage Techniques at an invitational only Trade Assembly with a Sudanese delegation on Australian Agriculture, in Orange…
Read MoreOur Girl Jess, The BOSCAR Trainee of the Year!
The 2019 Boscars AwardsWritten by Jessica Byrnes Representatives from H E Silos Forbes, including myself, had the privilege of attending the 2018/19 BOSCARS Forbes Business Awards on Friday 8 February. The event was organised by the Forbes Business Chamber to recognise the Forbes Business Community. These years’ guest speakers were Jim Honnor and Sam Johnston, the…
Read MoreA Year in Review for HE Silos
Reflecting on 2018, HE Silos has accomplished many great achievements. Over the course of the year, The Silologist and the team at HE Silos have travelled far and wide, met many wonderful people, attended various events and built a tonne of silos. Larry our Operations Manager attended the agritech hackathon; Agrihack. Agrihack is an event…
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