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noun
- 1. a tall building used to store grain and containing equipment for conveying grain to the top of a storage bin or bins: North American "the farmer delivers his crop to the grain elevator at the end of the year"
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grain elevator, storage building for grain, usually a tall frame, metal, or concrete structure with a compartmented interior; also, the device for loading grain into a building. Early elevators were powered by animals; modern facilities use internal-combustion engines or electric motors.
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Grain elevators are waypoints for the staples we eat— moving from the farm to food producers like feedlots or food companies. They’re usually located in rural areas to be accessible to farmers, and near highways, railways or waterways to make it easy to transport the grain to food producers.
When a farmer harvests corn, wheat or sorghum and heads to the elevator, the truck is weighed to determine how much grain there is, and the grain will be sampled to determine its quality. Most importantly, the sample measures the moisture content to make sure the grain isn’t too dry or too wet. Too dry and it will age prematurely. Too wet and it co...
Storing grain is an important aspect of the business of farming. The question to store or not to store comes down to the numbers. Why would a farmer want to store grain instead of selling it immediately after harvest to a food company? It’s a bit like playing the stock market. You want to sell high. So, farmers will watch the grain markets to try t...
noun. a machine for raising grain to a higher level, esp one having an endless belt fitted with scoops. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of grain elevator 1. First recorded in 1850–55. Discover More. Example Sentences.
The grain elevator is a facility that stores dry, small cereal grains; it handles grain in bulk rather than in bags or sacks, and it stores, moves, and processes grain vertically. Vertical handling and storage are desirable because grain flows by gravity in tall, narrow bins, and thus less power and labor are needed.
Apr 2, 2024 · The meaning of GRAIN ELEVATOR is a building for elevating, storing, discharging, and sometimes processing grain.
Apr 25, 2012 · Learn how grain elevators work and discover how the headhouse, receiving pit and other mechanisms work together to process and store grain.
Services. Resources. Commodity Procurement. Export Elevator Overview. Automated Weight Monitoring Systems. Operation of a Bulk-Weighing Scale. Testing a Bulk-Weighing Scale. Electronic Monitoring and Control Systems. Diverter-Type Samplers.
