Corn growers are constantly looking for ways to cut costs. According to Andy Timmermans, elevator operators are no different. Grain drying and handling is a very competitive business and saving a few fractions of a cent per bushel on drying can make the difference between profit and loss.

Andy and his brother-in-law Dan Deloyer own and operate Timmermans Elevators on their farm near Sebringville, in Perth County. In addition to the elevator, they have a 300-sow farrow-to-finish operation, plus about 600 acres of crops (corn, soybeans and winter wheat). Andy and his father began the elevator business in 1981, and following the retirement of Andy’s father in 1989, Andy and Dan went into partnership. Andy manages the elevator and grain marketing side of the business, with the help of a full-time employee in the office/scale house, while Dan oversees the hog operations, again with the help of a full-time hired man. They also employ a number of people, part-time, during the busy season. (Full Story)

Other Features in the July 1998 Ontario Corn Producer

Renewable Fuels Industry Re-Elects Jim Johnson
Update on Equity of Federal Spending
OCPA Semi-Annual Meeting
Corn Drying Alternatives - Better Quality, Lower Cost!
Agricultural Soils and Kyoto Commitments