Commodity Sheds For Perishable Feed Storage

Commodity Sheds For Perishable Feed Storage LIVESTOCK Feeding Equipment 19-1-29 You can store corn starch, soybean meal, cottonseed, brewer's grain, gluten, and other highly perishable feed ingredients in new, compartmentalized "commodity sheds" made by Wieser Concrete Products, Inc., Maiden Rock, Wis. The "commodity sheds" are made from precast concrete walls that form bins generally 8 1/2 ft. high and 12 to 14 ft. wide. The company usually sets up a row of sheds 40 to 60 ft. long. Wieser constructs the pre-cast concrete walls and the farmer hires a local contractor to build a roof which slopes down from front to back, leaving an opening in front that's high enough for a semi truck to back up into the shed and dump its load. "It lets you buy feed supplements in volume whenever they're at a low price," says sales manager Phil Miller. "The sheds are becoming popular with dairy farmers who hire nutritionists to make total mixed rations that complement their basic feeds, such as corn or hay silage. Width and length of the bins depends on herd size, but most farmers build sheds with 4 to 8 different bins. A front-end loader or skid steer loader can be used to load out the feed. To change the shape or size of the shed you can re-move the roof, pick up the precast concrete panels, and move them." Prices range from $8,000 to $58,000 depending on the number of sheds and type of roof. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Wieser Concrete Products, Inc., W3716 U.S. Hwy. 10, Maiden Rock, Wis. 54750 (ph 800 325-8456 or 715 647-2311).

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