Blog
- December 13, 2012
- A Fertilizer First
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Storing liquid fertilizer can be a hassle—and expensive. It bothered Bryan Corn enough that he began looking for an alternative that didn’t involve erecting concrete silos and retaining walls. Corn is operations manager for New Carlisle, Ind.–based Wykoff Brothers Farms.
- September 18, 2012
- A New Way to Store Liquid Fertilizer
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Storing liquid fertilizer can be a hassle – and an expensive one at that. It bothered Bryan Corn enough that he began looking for an alternative way to store liquid fertilizer that didn’t involve erecting concrete silos and retaining walls. Corn is the operations manager for Indiana-based Wykoff Brothers Farm.
Just 20 miles away in South Bend, Ind., GTA Containers, Inc., was busy manufacturing rugged but mobile collapsible storage containers for a variety of military and industrial clients. The company creates fabrics using polyurethane PVC and nitrile or neoprene rubber coated with nylon or polyester. The resulting fabrics are durable enough to store relatively corrosive materials such as diesel fuel.