Grain bin site provides three-phase power and easy highway access

By ANDREA JOHNSON Assistant Editor
Jun 24, 2016
Jun 24, 2016

Aschenbrenner Bin Site — Randy and Nikki Aschenbrenner appreciated the diligence of UFC Staff Leon Portner and Steve Heldt in designing and building their 2014 grain storage system. Photo by Andrea Johnson.
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By ANDREA JOHNSON Assistant Editor

KLOSSNER, Minn. – When a neighbor’s four-acre farmstead came up for sale, Randy and Nikki Aschenbrenner purchased it for a new grain bin site.

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