Technology has permeated almost every aspect of life with the promise of making your days better and easier. Can’t find your keys? Not sure if you locked the back door or shut off the coffeemaker before you left the house? These days, the Internet of Things puts the...
Is it hard for you to imagine why you would need remote grain monitoring when you already have a solid portable system in place? Then let’s consider two scenarios. It’s just after dawn on a crisp spring morning. Your thermos is full of hot coffee, and Luke Bryan is...
Grain storage insect control is a little like pulling your favorite wool sweater out of the spare room closet, only to discover a scene out of the teen horror film, The Moth Diaries. Turns out your favorite clothes are moths’ favorites too. Cashmere, argyle,...
When it comes to grain moisture content, many farmers feel the pinch of the Goldilocks effect. Too wet, and your grain is moisture-discounted at sale. Too dry, and you lose weight from shrinkage – also a profit drain. Fortunately, in an industry where a lot of...
Just how important is it to know your grain temperature? Turns out, what you don’t know can hurt you. Scrolling through some past visitor comments on our Facebook page, we came across this unsolicited comment: “Wow, who could have known TSGC would have evolved...
Agri-tech promises to make farming easier, more sustainable, and more profitable. Yet, some farmers have trouble adapting to the notion that technology can improve upon what they’re already doing well. If you’re even a little bit country, you’ve probably heard Toby...