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Grain dryer operators
are going high-tech
If you think the only thing you'll find
under the roof of the average Ontario grain
elevator is a few hundred tonnes of corn,
think again - your're just as likely to find
some sophisticated computer hardware.
Since 1.984, 62 grain dryers across the
province have made the transition to high -
tech, -under a three-year program offered
by the Ontario Ministries of Energy and
Agriculture. and Food. .
The program has been very successful,
and automated control systems have real-
ly proven . themselves- in commercial
operation," said Energy Minister Vincent
G. Kerrio. "Several companies that
received the maximum assistance
available under the°program have gone on
to install additional systems completely on
their own," he added.
The minister estimates that 20 percent of
Ontario's commercial operators have now
switched to the fully automatic computer
systems, which not only reduce fuel use by
more than 10 percent, but also improve the
grain's quality, by reducing shrinkage.
He pointed out that energy costs are the
largest component of operating costs for
commercial grain dryers, and that the im-
proved grain' quality possible with
automated controls helps maintain a
strong market for Ontario farmers, who
export almost $150 million worth of pro-
ducts each year. '
Ontario's Minsiter of Agriculture and
Food, Jack Riddell, said the automated
controls system - developed in Ontario
and now being,marketed around the world
- is transforming the province's commer-
cial grain drying operations into a world-
class industry, and he pointed out that the
deadline for new project applications
under the provincial assistance program is
March 31, 1987.
-I want to urge any companies that have
not yet.taken advantage of the program tc
look very closely at the benefits of retrofit-
ting their grain dryers, and to get an ap.
plication while there are still funds
available," he said.
- Jim Cunningham, Executive Vice -
President of the Grain and Feed Dealers
Association, is enthusiastic about putting
computers to work in grain drying: "The
savings achieved have helped dealers hold
the line on price increases to producers
during a period when the.agricultural com-
munity as a whole is facing a difficult
tune," he said.
The cost of an automatic computer
system range' from $30,000 to $100,000.
depending on the size of the operation nd -
the complexity of the controls needed. but
companies have found that the equipment
usually pays for itself in about two years.
And in a year like 1986, with an extremely
wet fall, a system can pay for itself in a
single growing season,
The grain dryer retrofit program offers
one-third of the total cost of retrofitting a
commercial grain dryer. Any commercial
. grain dryer operator licensed by the
Ministry of Agriculture. and Food. under
the Grain Financial Protection Program,
can apply for assistance under the pro-
gram. Project proposal, forms are
available from the Ontario Grain and Feed
Dealers Association, the Ministry of
Energy or the Ministry of Agriculture and
Food. ;
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