The Huron Expositor, 1995-08-30, Page 8S -THE HURON EXPOSITOR, August 30, 1995 —
Business Beat
BLAKE PATIERRSON PHOTO
BEANS NEED CAREFUL
HANDLING - Hensall District
Co-operative General Man-•
ager Earl Wagner says spe-
cialty beans need to be
handled very gently and the
new warehouse is designed
to handled them. The new
facility has a storage capac-
ity of 125,000 bushels of
beans.
BLAKE PAL rotSON PHOTO
NEW BUILDING CONSTRUCTED - Construction of the new $1.5 million specialty bean
elevators and warehouse at the Hensall and District Co-op in Hensall is expected to be
complete by mid-September for use on this year's crop.
Facility treats beans gently
BY BLAKE PATTERSON
SSP News Staff
Area bean growers will soon
be able to take advantage of
the increasing demand for
specialty beans thanks to some
'gentle' facilities being
constructed at the Hensall
District Co-operative (HDC).
The new $1.5 million facility
is designed to receive, clean,
dry and store coloured beans,
which in contrast to relatively
tough white beans, have
delicate skins and should be
treated with kid gloves.
Comparing the coloured
beans to peanuts that have a
thin red skin, HDC general
manager Earl Wagner said,
"Specialty beans need to be
handled very gently."
And that is just what the new
state-of-the-art equipment will
do.
The new facility is expected
to be completed by mid-
September for use on this
year's crop and will include a
specialty/coloured beans
receiving elevator and an
expanded bean packing
warehouse.
It will have the capacity to
receive 5,000 bushels of beans
per hour, and be able to store
125,000 bushels of various
varieties of coloured beans.
But what it will specialize in,
is quality.
Wagner said the advantage of
the new elevator facilities is
the fact they are dedicated to
the careful handling of
specialty beans
Rather than being dumped,
dried and cleaned by equipment
which is also used for corn and
wheat, the new HDC elevators
have a dedicated purpose.
The elevators's 19, 60 -foot
bean bins have v -shaped
bottoms to let gravity unload
the beans; the bean dryer is
horizontal and slow rather than
vertical, high-volume and as
quick as possible; and the
beans are carried to the top of
the bins by slow moving "legs"
rather than with augers which
could damage the beans.
Wagner said all these things
are needed to ensure a quality
product can be sold to
customers.
With the growing demand for
health food, said Wagner, the
high protein, low fat qualities
of beans are becoming more
attractive to buyers world-wide
and those customers are
demanding increased quality.
He said HDC is glad to be
taking its first steps into
specialty beans because they
see it as a way for their
farmers to take advantage of a
special niche in the bean
market.
Beans such as kidney beans,
cranberry beans and various
Japanese varieties are high
value crops which offer a
strong, growing market, said
Wagner.
And accordingly, that market
will mean more dollars per
acre for HDC farmers and
more revenue for the co-
operative company.
Revenue which Wagner said
they need to help pay for the
$2 -million world-class
processing plant which the
company built last year.
And Wagner said he expects
the increased volume of beans
to translate into an increased
number of employees.
With increasing volumes of
new types of beans being
processed by HDC, he said it
could create a requirement for
additional marketing and
administrative staff as well as
some new processing workers
to operate the equipment.
"Three or four (new full-time
employees) have already been
hired," said Wagner..
SOLDIER SERVING IN HAITI - Master Warrant Officer Don
Drennan, son of Bill Drennan of Seaforth, is a member of
the Canadian Contingent for the United Nations Mission in
Haiti. MWO Drennan is with the military police from Cana-
dian Forces Base Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The military
police are responsible for the security of the Canadian camp
and its perimeter.
Legion ladiesa
hosts Sunday dinner
Membership Chairman Al
Nicholson reports the "Early -
bird campaign" for dues for
1996 will start September 1.
There will be draws for 1996
dues. Three draws in
September, four in October and
eight in November. Please pay
your dues as early as possible
and be entered in all the draws.
Also maybe this year Branch
156 can again be a 100 per-
cent. Dues will be the same as
last year.
Our sports teams entered the
District Golf Tournament and
were again successful. The
senior team won its division
and two regular teams also
came in first and second in
their divisions. Congratulations
to you all and good luck in the
Seaforth
Legion
by Barbara Scott
f;A
provincials.
Later in the month the
Branch will be going to
Parkwood Hospital with the
afghans so generously donated
for the veterans. Anyone who
still has one for us please leave
it at the Branch.
Sunday, Sept. 3 the Ladies
Auxiliary will again host a
Sunday Dinner for the public.
Ladies' desserts and help
would be appreciated.
At the going down of the sun
and in the morning we will
remember them.
FIGHTING HAY FIRE - Mitchell firefighter Al Campbell ANDY BADERartPHOTO
9 P last Wednesday. A rash of fires left local fire departments
waters an area to prevent the spread of a hay fire in Staffa hopping.
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JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN GRADE 12/O.A.C.
Parents of Catholic School age children who are new to Perth and
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Holy Name of Mary School
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