Episode 25: Ross McEllhiney, director of operations and safety for Zen-Noh Grain Corp. - 3-D Laser Scanning for Retrofitting and Construction of Grain Handling Facilities
Using 3-D laser scanning technology can save time and money in retrofitting or building a grain handling facility. Ross McEllhiney is the director of operations and safety for Zen-Noh Grain Corp. and has many years of experience using 3-D laser scanning technology for design and engineering. The technology allows for the construction of a virtual facility that can be "toured" and evaluated for accuracy before any equipment is manufactured and put in place. The technology can deliver efficiencies and improved quality in construction undreamt of a generation ago.
9 Nov 2021
Episode 24: NGFA's 125th Anniversary - 'Transforming America's Harvest' With President and CEO Mike Seyfert
The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) is celebrating 125 years of agricultural service and advocacy in November, and President and CEO Mike Seyfert addressed the landmark anniversary in a letter to members. Diversity, healthy lands, safety culture and global markets are the focus of four initiatives flowing from the new tag line "Transforming America's Harvest" as NGFA looks ahead to a successful agricultural future.In this Grain Talk podcast, Seyfert delves deeper into those points and discusses such longer-term issues as safety, labor, and infrastructure, and a 21st century newcomer: cybersecurity.
15 Oct 2021
Episode 23: Matt Carstens, President and CEO of Landus Cooperative - Optimization New Model For Collaboration
Matt Carstens, president and CEO of Iowa-based Landus Cooperative, discusses "optimization" as an alternative to traditional mergers and acquisitions in the grain industry. Carstens describes the benefits Landus and its partners hope to realize from sharing each others' strengths while continuing to put the best interests of farmers first. Carstens likens the process to dating, engagement, and marriage. Optimization gives a partnership an opportunity to develop without necessarily tying the knot via a merger.
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