Illinois Wheat Association Visits Siemer Milling Company This past November, Illinois Wheat Association visited Siemer Milling Company and was ‘impressed’ by the operation. John Ernst, President of Illinois Wheat Association shares his thoughts and experience of the visit; “It seems like a simple concept; wheat is ground, and flour is made- but there is much […]
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Our very own Red Tegeler will be a breakout speaker at the ABA Technical Conference October 29th, 2018, in Indianapolis. Red’s presentation will be titled: Flour Milling: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, and will include the following highlights: • Advancements in Grain Cleaning Technology • Overview of Machine Design Changes to Improve Food Safety • Quality […]
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Siemer Milling Company’s new flour storage facility in Teutopolis, IL is scheduled for completion in February 2019. Flour storage capacity will increase from 800,000 to 3 million lbs! The facility will give Siemer more flexibility for production and transportation scheduling. It replaces a storage structure built in 1975, when flour production at Teutopolis was only […]
Rob Ferguson, Senior Account Executive recaps the 2018 Institute of Food Technologists Expo that took place July 15-18, 2018 in Chicago, IL. This year’s “Annual IFT Food Expo” was another successful event for us. In fact, I think we would all agree that this year’s event was the best we’ve had yet! I’ve been representing […]
Winter Wheat Harvest in June? Early June is unseasonably early to begin harvesting winter wheat crops, but with this year’s extreme weather shifts along with high heat, triggered an early start for most farmers south of I-70. In today’s issue of FarmWeek by the Illinois Farm Bureau we dig deeper into this topic. Read the […]
Article by Dan Grant, Farm Week Now Gary Berg, a St. Elmo farmer and Fayette County Farm Bureau member, wrapped up wheat harvest a little early this year. He and his son, Jason, put the last of their wheat crop into on-farm storage Tuesday, two days before the official start of summer. And while a […]
The Sosland Publishing Purchasing Seminar was in Kansas City Sunday evening to Tuesday at noon. We had eight people there, along with 800 other sales and purchasing managers; it’s a true must-attend event. Of course, there’s a full program of education on ingredients and services relevant to our industries. Carl Schwinke was the featured […]
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When he started working at Siemer Milling 46 years ago, Vernon “Red” Tegeler was just a Teutopolis High School senior looking for some extra income by cleaning in the flour mill. In fact, Tegeler thought his plate was too full with his work on the family farm and part-time work — like parking cars at […]
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New Techincal Center includes Research & Development Laboratory and Wheat Test-Milling Facility along with company conference and collaboration spaces. February 28, 2018 (Teutopolis, IL) Siemer Milling Company recently opened a new, 8,000 square foot Technical Center, located adjacent to the Teutopolis, IL company office. The Center incorporates an expanded, upgraded Research & Development (R&D) Laboratory […]
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On February 5, 2018 the local United Way of Effingham County held their Annual Meeting in which they presented Siemer Milling Company with the 2017 Outstanding Organization Award for their continued support of the local organization. Throughout the years, Siemer Milling Company has been a big supporter of United Way. They began their first campaign […]