Grain storage mistakes don’t always show up on your calendar but they will show up on your bottom line. If you’ve ever dealt with spoilage, shrink, overdrying, or wasted fan runtime, you know exactly what we mean.

As the combines roll and bins start filling up, it’s easy to stay focused on yield, moisture readings, and beating the next rain. But what’s happening inside those bins right now could quietly eat away at your profit if you’re not paying attention.

The Synk™ team is on the move—literally! We’re excited to announce that we’re expanding into a larger office space in the Iowa State University Research Park at the Pivot Bio Campus in Ames as part of Sukup Manufacturing Co.'s® continued growth and investment in innovation.

The Synk Team will join Sukup Manufacturing Co. at the Iowa Ag Expo from February 4-6 in the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. Synk will be debuting Phase 1 of the Limited Release product which includes Local Grain Bin Controls.

Harvest season is here. Producers are busy getting the crops out and seeking a safe place to store their grain. Sukup bins dotting the Midwest landscape are some of the most visible products helping farmers.   

Randy Marcks, Sukup Manufacturing Co.’s Material Handling Director, knows the entire grain management process can be intimidating. He insists that broad knowledge can serve you well. 

Talk about anything that involves the latest technology and innovation, and Dan Shrock’s eyes light up. 

The newly promoted Automation Architect has worked with Sukup Manufacturing Co. for 16 years and for them nearly 8 years of that. Once a Sukup dealer, Dan was quite familiar with the family owned and operated grain storage, dryer, and material handling manufacturer.

Sukup Manufacturing Co®. is a business built on listening to the customer and it’s served the long-standing company well. The family owned and operated manufacturer has gone beyond the grain bin and deeper into the realm of innovation to meet the needs of producers around the world. The recent acquisition of value-add automation distributor Ramco Innovations is furthering that mission.  

In our continuing series giving you more insight into the future of these combined companies, we are explaining how innovation has always been at the heart of both entities. 

When two companies, each with a legacy spanning over six decades, come together, it's more than just a business transaction – it's an integration of shared values, ambitions, and histories.  

This is the case for the partnership between Ramco Innovations and Sukup Manufacturing Co. when forming the new entity Sukup Innovations™. This partnership will facilitate the development of new products and solutions, starting with Synk™, a new bin monitoring solution designed to enhance grain storage management for farmers.