Monthly Archives:: April 2018

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Over-width application and planting equipment allowed on highways during nighttime hours.

April 27, 2018 Alert

Executive Order Issued to Allow Over-Width Fertilizer Equipment to Move on State Highways During Nigthtime Hours

Governor Dennis Daugaard signed Executive Order 2018-04 today stating that because field work has been delayed due to unseasonably cold and wet weather and soil conditions, an emergency has been declared allowing over-width application vehicles and planters to move on state trunk highways in South Dakota during nighttime hours. The order will remain in effect until May 31, 2018, and is for the entire state of South Dakota.

Required for Compliance:

  • The vehicle must had an over-width permit from the Department of Public Safety and carried in the vehicle for the duration of the emergency
  • The vehicle cannot exceed twelve (12) feet wide
  • The vehicle must be equipped with flashing or rotating white or amber warning lights at each side of the equipment’s widest extremity
  • The warning lights must be clearly visable to motorists approaching from front and rear at a distance of at least 500 feet
  • The vehicle must comply with recommended weight postings

Travel on the Interstate System is not authorized. Please refer to the Executive Order for exact details.
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Kathy Zander, Executive Director

Roxanne Rice, Finance Director

Phone:  605/224-2445

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Email:  info@sdaba.org

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Anatomy of a grain trade

anatomy of a grain trade infographic

The global grain trading business is risky. Avalanches and mudslides can stop trains in their tracks. Striking union workers can halt grain loading at port. Freezing sea spray and high swells can delay ocean vessels for days. Commodity prices and costs shift constantly.

While those situations may be beyond a grain company’s control, there are countless other factors that a team of CHS experts successfully manages 365 days a year – always focused on efficiency, safety and profitability. (more…)

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CHS reports a net income of $346.7 million for the first half of fiscal 2018

CHS income fiscal 2018

CHS Inc., the nation’s leading farmer-owned cooperative and a global energy, grains and foods company, today reported net income of $346.7 million for the first half of its 2018 fiscal year (six-month period ended Feb. 28, 2018), compared to net income of $223.7 million for the same time period a year ago.

Consolidated revenues for the first half of fiscal 2018 were $14.9 billion, down from $15.4 billion for the first half of fiscal 2017. Pretax income was $185.0 million and $249.1 million for the first half of fiscal 2018 and 2017, respectively. (more…)

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