Flaman Agriculture Blog

Nov 19, 2024

How a Bench Custom Grain Cleaner More Than Pays for Itself

It’s a scene that’s played out on farm after farm across Canada. Flaman Sales Specialist James Vanbeselaere positions your input and output augers, sets four levelling jacks, flips a switch on the central electric panel, and another farmer is in business.  If you’ve read our other Bench Custom Grain Cleaners Blog, you know that the business of on-farm grain cleaning makes good long-term economic sense. That blog discussed the savings you could bank, potentially over decades. With James’s help, this one details the ease, versatility, and benefits of operating your own personally customized cleaner.  Easy Start Up “They usually reach...

Nov 19, 2024

The Benefits of Customized On-Farm Grain Cleaning

"Every farm’s going to be different,” says James Vanbeselaere. “Every area will be different, depending on what they're trying to clean.”  As a Flaman Sales Specialist who’s installed and fired up a lot of customized Bench grain cleaners for enterprising customers, he should know.     What he’s showing farmers is a viable alternative to the transport distances, fuel costs, and unloading cues they can see taking their commodities to seed cleaning plants. Grain Cleaning Comes Home “You're just paying an expense to have the other guy clean it,” James says. “A lot of custom cleaners charge about a dollar a...

Oct 23, 2024

Schulte's Proven Design and Long History of Dependability

When you’ve been around for 11 decades-plus, you must be doing something right. That’s especially true when your manufacturing company started in Englefeld, Saskatchewan and has now won over customers from way down the southern states, who are saying things like this: “After our company switched to Schulte, our revenue per cutter went up 33%... We think the Schulte cuts better, period. It’s unbelievable the quality of cut that we can get at what we would call a high rate of mowing speed. We get paid by the acre, so productivity is a big deal for us, ground speed is...

Posted by: Jeff Brown


Tags: Schulte

Oct 11, 2024

The Benefits that Set Schulte Equipment Apart

Schulte "Batwing" Cutters Provide an Innovatively Narrow Transport Profile. The equipment that gets the job done. It’s what customers from Florida to Northern Alberta have had to say about Schulte’s line of durable, dependable farm implements. That isn’t by accident, as Ken Barlott can tell you. As Department Head of Flaman Rentals in Nisku Alberta, he has a unique vantage point between Schulte’s product development process and a large chunk of its customer base. Here are four benefits Ken sees contributing to Schulte’s well-earned international reputation.  1. Built in Canada - and Built Heavy Schulte industries began in Englefeld, Saskatchewan...

Posted by: Jeff Brown


Tags: Schulte

Oct 7, 2024

Kwik Kleen Grain Separators. More than Dockage Removal.

When you’re trying to take off a crop in a limited amount of time, there are some things you just don’t want in your bin or your transport truck. Dockage and small seeds from weeds like Kochia or volunteer canola can compromise the condition of your harvest while costing you extra time and money. But there’s something you can do about it. Removing small seeds will increase airflow, which will speed up your drying time and reduce your risk of heating. Taking out chaff, thin kernels, and other forms of dockage will increase your bushel weight and quality, lowering your...

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