Until remaining yr, Michigan farmer Cal Schipper operated a poultry farm near Holland, selling eggs produced by his 1.6 million hens. Then, he decided to advertise the operation and switch right into a corn and soybean farmer.
“The poultry enterprise features a complete lot of auditing and legal guidelines, and even with all of our egg layers, we may even see that down the road, it was going to be exhausting to compete with the massive corporations throughout the egg enterprise,” Schipper talked about. “We seen an opportunity to advertise and took it.”
He prepare his new 1,200-acre corn and soybean farm — Schipper Family Farms — on land he owned immediately all through the road from the poultry operation. He works alongside along with his two sons, Riley and Elliott, on the no-till operation.
Schipper is not any stranger, nonetheless, to crop farming or grain storage. He grew his private corn on the poultry farm to provide feed for the hens, and he had on-site grain storage gear that was included throughout the sale. So, he turned to GSI to design and assemble a model new one on the crop farm.
Achieved in time for fall harvest, the model new system affords 240,000 bushels of corn storage functionality and 60,000 bushels of soybean functionality — ample to not solely meet current desires however moreover to help future enlargement.
Schipper plans to buy additional land and plant additional corn and soybeans over the following 10 years. “I’ve realized via the years to always look down the road and make points better than you now need,” he talked about.
The model new system, designed and put in by GSI vendor Oakridge Farm Present, based in Hamilton, consists of:
- Three dry storage bins, a 20,000-bushel moist storage hopper bin and a 4,000-bushel overhead loadout hopper tank.
- A tower dryer with a functionality of two,100 bushels per hour at a 5 degree per hour moisture low cost.
- Three bucket elevators, along with a 12,000 bushel-per-hour leg that will take care of the grain that comes from the sector to a dump pit; a 3,500 bushel-per-hour leg that takes grain from the moist bin to the dryer; and a 4,500 bushel-per-hour leg that transports the grain from the dryer to the storage bins.
Schipper is proud of the model new system, which he talked about has helped make his farming operation extraordinarily surroundings pleasant. “We purchased it up and working in time for harvest and it labored good,” he talked about. “It was set as a lot as current extreme functionality with the latest experience.”
With the flexibility to unload grain sooner and get once more to the sector additional quickly meant that solely two semi-trucks had been wished instead of three, in accordance with Schipper. “Plus storing grain on the farm saves time and cash by not having to attend in line at a grain elevator and with the flexibility to determine the right time of yr to market the grain for better prices,” he talked about.
Karl Haverdink, co-owner/product sales on the GSI dealership, talked about it was an honor to work with Schipper Family Farms on the problem.
“All of us proper right here at Oakridge Farm Present are grateful to them for giving us this opportunity,” he talked about. “Having acknowledged the Schipper family and their farming practices for just a few years, everyone knows how very important grain coping with effectivity and product prime quality is to them.”
Haverdink talked about that in West Michigan, every obtainable harvesting day is significant and helpful. “Sustaining the usual of the grain is important in our area,” he talked about. “Most of it is used throughout the livestock feeding enterprise. With out right drying and storage, it is inconceivable to maintain the simplest parts for our livestock growers.
“We wish to thank GSI and their staff for the whole help, notably our district rep, David Ellis, for the whole assist,” he added.
“We’re grateful for the continued enhancements and enhancements the GSI Group has made by the use of the years. To provide our prospects the simplest storage, drying and coping with gear obtainable in within the current day’s market is an additional benefit.”
For additional knowledge, farmers can e mail Karl Haverdink at oakridgefarmsupply@gmail.com or go to grainsystems.com to find a GSI vendor serving their area.