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If you've visited our website recently, you've probably noticed something looks a little different. We're excited to officially welcome you to the brand-new RidgeTop Farm Supply website! www.ridgetopfarmsupply.com While our look has changed, one thing hasn't: our commitment to helping farmers across Northeast Missouri, Southern Iowa, and Eastern Illinois build, improve, and maintain dependable grain and protein systems. Our new website was designed with one goal in mind—to ma

Harvest problems rarely happen at a convenient time. A bearing that sounded a little rough in the spring can become a failed bearing when trucks are waiting. A worn auger can reduce capacity when you need to move grain. A dryer ignition problem that could have been addressed months earlier can suddenly become the reason harvest slows down. That's why preparing your grain system shouldn't begin when the first combine enters the field. A thorough pre-season grain system inspect

A grain storage system that worked well when it was first built may not be the best fit for your operation today. Acreage changes. Yields increase. Equipment gets larger. Harvest moves faster. Storage needs grow. Before long, a system that once kept up can start creating bottlenecks at the pit, dryer, conveyor, bin, or load-out. Improving your grain system doesn't necessarily mean tearing everything out and starting over. Sometimes the right solution is additional storage. Ot

When harvest starts, you need your grain system ready to work. The middle of harvest isn't the time to discover a conveyor isn't tracking correctly, a slide gate won't open, a dryer safety control isn't functioning, or a bearing starts running hot. Spring maintenance gives you time to handle repairs and larger projects. A pre-harvest grain system check serves a different purpose: making sure the equipment you've maintained is actually ready to operate as a complete system. At

Grain bins are an essential part of many farming operations, but working around stored grain also comes with serious hazards. Moving grain can trap a person in seconds. Bridged grain can collapse without warning. Augers and conveyors create entanglement hazards, while grain dust can affect breathing and, under the right conditions, contribute to fires or explosions. That's why grain bin safety isn't something to think about only when there's a problem. It needs to be part of

When harvest is ready, the weather and the moisture content of your grain don’t always cooperate with your schedule. Waiting for grain to dry naturally in the field can delay harvest and leave your crop exposed to changing weather conditions. Hauling higher-moisture grain to an elevator can mean additional drying costs, longer lines, and less control over how and when your crop moves. A dependable grain dryer gives you another option. For farmers looking to improve harvest ef