February builds on the momentum of the new year as conversations continue and plans start taking shape. This update shares timely insights from across the team, along with important trade show follow-ups and reminders as we move through a busy stretch of the season.
With National Farm Machinery Show and GEAPS Exchange ahead, now is the time to stay connected, prepared, and looking forward to what’s next.
Travys Woodside VP International Sales
From Holiday Season to Tradeshow Season…
Message from Travys Woodside, VP International Sales
It's that time of year again when we finish celebrating the holidays and shift into high gear for the 2026 tradeshow season. We have a lot to be excited about and share with everyone we meet at our upcoming events. We've been busy at Chief, making investments, improving our products, and working on exciting new developments.
This season also gives us the opportunity to do what we enjoy most—being face to face with the stakeholders who matter most. Speaking for the entire sales team, we truly enjoy the time we are blessed to spend with each of you and look forward to helping you and your companies achieve a successful 2026.
No matter your project needs, we are here to help bring your vision to life with quality products and service you can trust. Be sure to check the list below for all of our planned events—we look forward to seeing you there!
“This season gives us the opportunity to do what we enjoy most—being face to face with the stakeholders who matter most.”
Our time at IPPE 2026 kicked off a busy trade show season and meaningful conversations across the industry. The video below shares highlights from the show as we continue building momentum into the months ahead.
Trade show season is here, and we’re looking forward to connecting with dealers and customers at several major industry events in early 2026.
Details and registration links are included below—please share with your customers and attend if you’re able.
Message from Keaton Friesen, Structural Engineering Manager
In previous Dealer Updates, we’ve shared progress on our new sidewall design and the implementation of our new sidewall roll forming line — and those investments are now delivering real results. Along with increased efficiency in sidewall strength, we’ve expanded our capacity to roll form heavier gauges, allowing us to support larger grain storage solutions.
As a result, Chief Engineering is rolling out the new CB50 series of grain storage products. The CB50 is capable of storing 1.9+ million bushels of grain, with a roof design rated for 150,000 lb peak load and 40 psf ground snow load, utilizing roll-formed back-to-back “C” rafters.
This marks an important step forward in expanding Chief’s grain storage capabilities. Additional snow load options are already in development and will be introduced in the near future.
Mike Henderson Operations Manager
OPERATIONS UPDATE
Message from Mike Henderson, Operations Manager
As we move into February, the Chief Agri Operations team continues to build on a strong foundation of safety, capacity, and efficiency.
Operations at a glance
• New Sidewall Line fully in production
• Increased capacity and throughput
• Facility consolidation driving efficiency
Safety remains a top priority across our facilities and is embedded in how we approach every process, improvement, and investment. This focus supports consistent operations and helps ensure our teams can work efficiently and reliably as production demands continue to grow.
On the manufacturing side, our new Sidewall Line has been fully tested and released to production. With multiple processes running simultaneously and reduced setup time for farm bins, the line is already delivering increased capacity and throughput.
Facility consolidation efforts are also progressing well. Material Handling processes have largely been relocated, new storage racking is being installed, and teams continue cross-training across product lines. Once the welding area relocation is complete, we expect additional gains in efficiency, material flow, and communication — supporting safe, reliable production from a single facility.
We are proud to share the successful unloading of 3,377 metric tons of bulk malt, transferred through our conveyor system into the silo. This achievement demonstrates precision, efficiency, and reliability at scale. It highlights the strength of our engineering, the effectiveness of our installation, and the trust our clients place in us, as we continue to deliver reliable, large-scale solutions in bulk handling and storage.
New Brochure Available
The updated Ultimate Field Guide is now available to download. This brochure serves as a key reference for grain storage and handling solutions, featuring refreshed layouts and updated information to support your sales conversations.
Please share this resource with your customers as a helpful reference.
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We’re proud to highlight the craftsmanship across our
dealer network—your success is our story.
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