Elevator Operations
This daily task keeps grain flowing smoothly and prevents unexpected shutdowns.
What is checking the pit and leg for obstructions?
Who is Vanessa?
Canola seeds are graded partly by this factor, which measures how much chlorophyll remains in the seed.
What is green seed count?
This document is the lifeline of the elevator — without it, no load gets paid.
What is a scale ticket?
This legend is always willing to share half his lunch (or more) with the G3 dogs
Who is Mark?
This routine check keeps grain flowing smoothly by making sure equipment isn’t overheating or vibrating oddly.
What is monitoring bearings and belts?
This personal protective equipment is required anytime you’re near loud machinery.
What are earplugs or earmuffs?
This bright yellow flowering crop is crushed to produce one of the world’s most common cooking oils.
What is canola?
This number changes daily and determines whether farmers smile or swear.
What is the grain price?
This local legend has learned — the hard way — never to put his finger anywhere near a running belt.
Who is Jake?
This piece of equipment separates fines and improves grain quality.
What is a cleaner?
his hazard forms when fine particles hang in the air and can ignite explosively.
What is grain dust?
this protein gives dough its elasticity and determines baking quality.
What is gluten?
This spread between cash and futures can make or break a good buying day.
What is basis?
This local legend loves to force the rest of you into do "fun things" together as team bonding
Who is Vanessa?
This machine lifts grain vertically using buckets.
What is the leg?
Before entering a bin, this must always be completed and documented.
What is a confined space entry permit?
This grain is prized by brewers because its enzymes help convert starches into fermentable sugars.
What is barley malt?
This daily task requires decoding handwriting that looks like it was written on a tractor bouncing across a field.
What is checking Chits?
This local legend has been know to "fight" the truck drivers
Who is Jas?
Test weight is measured in these units.
What are pounds per bushel?
This lockout procedure ensures machinery stays off while someone is working.
What is LOTO (Lock Out Tag Out)?
Peas are often used in crop rotations because they naturally add this nutrient back into the soil.
What is nitrogen?
his number on the board can change five times before lunch — and usually does.
What is the futures price?
This local legend always has exactly what you need — and he’ll sell it to you, but definitely for more than market value.
who is Bryan?