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THE NEW... HARVESTORE
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Oxygen Limiting - Controlled Fermentation. Despite the perception that bunkers and bagged storage can provide large volumes of acceptable feed storage, many producers find that even when following the prescribed formulas for packing densities and the recommended management guidelines, the many other existing variables, such as chop length, moisture, feed-out rates as well as possible bio-security issues can still produce a list of symptoms of common problems found in silages. Feed quality, feed storage losses, animal health, milk quality and milk production levels are still real concerns that must be managed. |
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Molds and Toxins Shelled corn is highly susceptible to mold growth in the presence of oxygen. Toxins produced by mold can suppress the immune system and reduce butterfat in dairy cows. Although limiting oxygen in feed storage is the goal of any feed storage system, only the proven highly efficient breather bag system integral to the Harvestore System can effectively reduce the exposure of feed to oxygen. |
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Faster Filling Adequately sized blower fill systems coupled to horse power that is compatible to field harvest equipment can fill the New Harvestore at over 100 tons per hour. This rate surpasses other systems such as bags or bunkers fill rates. |
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Safe and Easy Fill Door System Harvestore's exclusive Automated Fill Door System has reduced start-up and shut down of filling procedures to a matter of minutes. The ability to provide rapid closure between daily fillings reduces oxygen exposure and loss of valuable plant sugars (energy) as well as the demands on labour. |
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Faster Feed Out The highly advanced Alliance Unloader, with "Smart Logic" and chisel-tip cutter hooks, can deliver up to 250 lbs (113.4 kg)/min of 50% MC haylage/minute at the push of a button. For larger dairies the introduction of the New XL Unloader to be announced this year Outdoor Farm Show will provide delivery rates up to 500lbs (226.8 kg)/min of 55% MC haylage. |
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New Technology As ESP continues to expand its product lines into industrial and potable water storage systems, a new class of glassing technology has emerged. Engineered Storage Products Company has continued to develop their proven glassing technology and introduced Vitrium(TM) process technology.
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Committed To Farming ESP is committed to doing the research to develop new innovative features that will provide livestock producers a competitive edge and help maintain their profitability. Partners such as, Rovibec and Internal Atmospheric Control Systems, will be identified to help provide support technologies and advanced automation systems. Engineered Storage Products Company continues to provide modern livestock producers access to the most advanced storage systems available today and remain a company you can count on for sales and service... now and in the future, Back on the Horizon.........truth is we never left. But... We've made the needed adjustments! Yours to Better Farming @ www.ontharvestore.com |
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HARVESTORE INTRODUCES NEW XL UNLOADER AT MICHIGAN DAIRY FARM TOUR
A silo unloader that is more powerful, faster and more efficient than its predecessors and competition, the Harvestore XL was the feature attraction at the tour attended by a group of specially invited top-producing dairy farmers from throughout the United States and Canada. Attendees toured the 600-cow Brenner Brothers & Sons Farm near Hopkins, and the 770-cow Indian Trail Farms outside Byron Center. Brenner Brothers operates 13 Harvestore silos and a Slurrystore for manure management, while Indian Trails, owned by Wendell and Gale Loew, has 14 of the big blue structures plus two Slurrystores. Both farms had an opportunity to test prototypes of the Harvestore XL unloader for several months before the tour. “The Harvestore XL unloader meets the demands of modern farming systems,” said Jim Hlinka, Harvestore XL Product Engineering Manager. “Before designing the Harvestore XL, we listened to the needs of Harvestore owners, who said they wanted a faster unloading system that would compare to the perceived unloading speed of bags and bunkers. We came up with an unloader that gives them comparable – and in some cases quicker – unloading speed and is bigger, better and faster than the ones before it.” The Harvestore XL is capable of moving 400 pounds per minute of 55 percent moisture haylage, compared to 200 pounds per minute for ESPC’s Alliance, Hlinka said. At that speed, farmers can unload more forage as fast or faster than they can from a storage bag or concrete bunker, he added. The Harvestore XL features significantly more chain and arm force capacity, and is available in 1-Phase or 3-Phase models. For example, the force at the end of the arm on the XL unloader is 1,150 pounds, compared to 400 pounds for the Alliance. And depending upon the unloading situation, the new Harvestore XL unloader has low, high and four intermediate speeds from which to choose, which can be changed as the unloader is running. Its main drive and arm drive systems use separate motors and controls, Hlinka added, in a patent pending system. “It features a Load Sensing System to monitor and react to cutter arm loads,” Hlinka said. “This automated design optimizes cutter arm operation. A load cell is mounted on the arm drive gearbox and monitors the force required to drive the arm. The control system reads the information, and signals the control to advance the arm under light loads or hold the arm under heavy loads to convey out the feed. “Most importantly, we have improved the chain strength and design, also patent pending,” Hlinka continued. “Chain strength is a particularly important improvement for farmers.” The conveyor and cutter chains are tested for up to 71,000 pounds of load bearing weight, compared to the conveyor or chain strength of 30,000 pounds for the Alliance. “I like this new model,” said Wendell Loew, owner of Indian Trail Farms. “It features a motorized arm advance. The main drive is direct (no belts) and uses a ‘soft start’ system, which eliminates shock loading. You can change speeds with a switch, which is a benefit of using a variable frequency drive. The feed delivery rate is much faster than our other unloaders. “There was an Atlas, a big brother to all the other models, in this structure previously. Since the XL puts out more pounds per minute, it doesn’t need to run as long, reducing electricity costs. Even though it’s difficult to compare the XL with the other units we have due to different types of feed and moisture levels, we sure like this unit and it’s really going to fly,” he adds. Burton Brenner, of Brenner Brothers & Sons, also likes the new unloader’s features. “I really like the arm advance and variable speed direct drive because it delivers the feedstuffs fast and uniformly. The major change with this equipment is the volume of feed it brings out in a real hurry. The new advance arm is a major improvement over the unloaders of ten years ago, he said. “We like moving higher moisture feed that fast,” Brenner added. “We’ve been working with the XL unloader for a few months now, and can say that it’s everything they told us it would be.” Farmers attending the event were offered the opportunity to purchase one of 10 pre-production Harvestore XL unloaders to be sold this Fall, before the unit comes on the market in early 2007. Harvestore owners who would like more information on the XL unloader should contact their local dealer for a demonstration, or call Engineered Storage Product Company at 815-756-1551, Hlinka concluded |
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"A recent study found that almost 90% of the storage facilities "in ground" were leaking the materials that were to be contained." |
Nutrient managementNutrient management is perhaps the number one item on the mind of Ontario livestock producers. Over the past couple of years the provincial government has ramped up the awareness level of the importance of proper containment of solid and liquid animal waste on farm. The result has been the introduction of a support program to assist in building adequate storage facilities for livestock waste. While farmers were initially encouraged with the start up of the nutrient management program for Ontario, the start and stop approach has lead to a degree of discouragement. There are those farmers who started projects at an early stage, only to find out that they were not eligible for funding. Other farmers are concerned that the funding is not wide spread enough to be of benefit to their livestock operation. Even with it's faults the intent of the program is sound and the province is undoubtedly on their way to a long-term commitment to sound nutrient management. The one item that has yet to surface is the potential for leaks from underground manure storage. According to sources in Quebec, a recent study found that almost 90% of the storage facilities "in ground" were leaking the materials that were to be contained. Are we simply putting the manure problem underground? The answer is probably making above ground storage a necessary requirement. Combining above ground storage with leak detection is the only certain way a farmer can be assured his nutrient management program is sound. The Slurrystore Nutrient Management System from Ontario Harvestore Systems offers manure storage that is second to none. It is above ground, provides leak protection and will last for years and years to come, thanks to the glass fused to steel panels. Call Ontario Harvestore a 1-800-265-8303 for a complete assessment of your nutrient management needs. |
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