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Pat
Hinner
Pat Hinner is President of Agra
Industries a company that was started in
1962 by Pat’s father, Roger Hinner, as
Merrill Iron & Steel. In 1998, AGRA
companies was formed to represent a
teamed group of experienced specialists
dedicated to providing the seed, feed,
grain, milling, fertilizer, and ethanol
industries with a single source for
their facility and in-plant equipment
needs.
Since 1976, two of Roger’s sons, Pat
Hinner and Robert Hinner, have managed
and expanded the agricultural business,
increasing the product line to include
the construction of complete seed
plants, and seed plant components such
as: corn dryers, choppers, conveying
systems, bulk storage units,
conditioning towers and other related
areas.
Insights
on how ethanol production is affecting
the seed industry
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Innovation in
Processing
We have
very specialized technology in
chopping and drying. |
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Patent Pending
We
actually do quite a bit of R&D. |
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Trends in Sector
It appears there
is a lot more activity in the
seed industry. |
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Ethanol Driving
Demand
We’re just over
half way in expected ethanol
production. |
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Soybean Demand to
Increase Too
Corn is the heavy
hitter right now, but we expect
biodiesel to come into play in
the soybean sector. |
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