harvest
Your 2020 Harvest Checklist
Welcome back everyone! With the season shaping up to be one of the best it has in years, it’s so important to capitalise on that success rather than potentially waste it. Things sure have been very busy around here. Harvest has started in parts of Queensland, which means its only a matter of time before…
Read MoreMoisture Migration and Maintaining Grain Quality
Welcome back! I’m sorry I wasn’t around earlier this month, things have been a little hectic but that’s not always a bad thing is it? I have been hearing a common question while I’ve been out and about lately, being; ‘Why is my silo leaking?’ Very rarely is this actually the case. Ninety nine percent…
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 More2019 Harvest Progress Report
Harvest Report – What the season has produced This time round I thought we could chat about this year’s harvest, even though it hasn’t delivered what most of us would’ve liked, it hasn’t been all doom and gloom. We’ve just got to keep on doing the doings, don’t we folks? Things will be more of…
Read MoreUnderstanding bulk densities and dollar per tonnage
Understanding bulk densities and dollar per tonnage G’day there and welcome back. This week’s topic is all about what bulk densities are and how they work, as well as making sure you understand the dollar per tonnage formula. Bulk density is defined as the weight of a material including the intergranular air space in the…
Read More#AGDAY18
HE celebrates #AGDAY the right way Last Week, on November 21st, we celebrated National Agriculture Day. HE Silos believes it is important to celebrate National Agriculture Day, to give thanks back to all our Farmers as they are the heart of Australia. Farmers are the main reason we are able to enjoy safe, nutritious produce…
Read MoreHMFD Review by Karen Jolly
HE Silos Forbes once again attended the Henty Machinery Field Days this year, and a second time for me, so I was finally able to have a comparison from my first year. Having spoken to many regular exhibitors this year, it was agreed that numbers were definitely up on previous years. The first day was…
Read MoreGood Grain Hygiene Might Prevent Your Drought Impact
With a large section of Australia in the grip of one of the worst droughts we have seen in decades, grain hygiene is probably the last thing on everyone’s mind. With little hope of many having a harvest this season, many may feel that there is no point in doing their regular preharvest silo maintenance.…
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