| Grain
Grain storage with the
Agbag system
The importance of short-term storage capacity for grain
increases with the price fluctuations in the cereals
market.
he silage bag
technology or
‘Agbag’ - provided
in the UK by AB
Systems (UK) Ltd
– works on the
principle of air exclusion and is
characterised by low losses and
high quality.
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Roughage and industrial byproducts (pressed pulp) can also
be successfully stored in an
Agbag.
Using this ensiling system, the
material is put into a polythene
AB Systems (UK) Ltd have
teams of contractors
nationwide, to get your grain or
forage into an Agbag
bag with a diameter of 4.3m
(length of up to 200m). Filling
them with the help of a chaser bin,
performances of up to 300 tons
per hour can be achieved. Wheat
can be stored in silage bags for up
to 9 months without any losses to
quality - with continuing
improvements to the method of
extraction, this period will almost
certainly increase in the near
future. With or without the capital
investment to purchase your own
farm bagging machine, AB
Systems (UK) Ltd have teams of
contractors nationwide, to get your
grain or forage into an Agbag.
Prices start from £4 per ton for
more information call David or
Doug Wynne on 01363-82677
22 | Farming Monthly | November 2016
New hi-tech service
Gleadell launches hi-tech mobile grain cleaning and seed
dressing service.
leadell has
launched a stateof-the-art mobile
grain-cleaning
service enabling
farmers to improve
the specification of stored grain or
optimise the quality of home-saved
seed quickly and cost effectively.
The multi-million-pound
investment, which employs some
of the most advanced equipment
available, marks Gleadell’s first
foray into the on-farm graincleaning market and will help
satisfy increasing demand from
existing and new customers, says
Chris Guest, Gleadell’s seed
manager.
“It’s evident that the presence of
impurities such as ergot is
increasing, due to rotations and
rising grassweed pressure,” he
explains. “The new service will
enable customers to maximise
grain-marketing options through
removal of unwanted admixture
such as ergot, as well as
improving bushel weights and
Hagbergs.
“From a seed perspective,
about 40-50% of the market uses
home-saved seed, depending on
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crop species. It is, therefore, very
important to be able to offer such
a service to our farmer
customers.”
Initially one mobile cleaner,
operating within a 50-mile radius
of Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, will
be available, says Mr Guest. It is
fitted with a range of hi-tech
equipment, including the latest
camera and software technology.
This includes an innovative SEA
chrome optical colour sorter,
equipped with high-resolution, fullcolour cameras, allowing 0.1mm
optical resolution. Combined with
advanced software this provides
near human-eye vision that can
identify precisely the smallest
shade differences, even allowing
separation of barley from wheat
plus a wide range of other
admixtures.
The sorter also boasts shapesizing integrated into the system.
“This equipment is the most
innovative and flexible sorting
solution available, and offers a real
advance in terms of mobile grain
cleaning,” says Mr Guest.
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