Grain Handling

Keep your stored grain in good condition with this grain storage management advice. In this section, you’ll also find information on grain bins, dryers, dryer control systems, and temporary storage solutions.

What You Need to Know About Grain Storage and Grain Drying

On this page, you’ll find the latest technology efforts in storing quality grain, proper drying and air flow techniques, used grain bin storage options, and overall safety tips.

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13 Checkpoints to See Whether On-Farm Storage Is Safe After Flooding

After floodwaters recede, a careful check of on-farm grain storage is necessary. Wet grain can cause damage to the structures.

Flooded grain bins along the Missouri River.

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13 Grain Bin Checkup Tips

Make sure your bins are in ideal condition to store grain with these maintenance tips.

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Agronomy Insider

Brewing Sake

By Agronomy Insider

There’s an emerging craft brew that’s opening a new market for farmers who can grow rice. The sake business is heating up.

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Women in Agriculture

Milestones are Movable

By Women in Agriculture

Agriculture has taught me many things that carry into our family life. Milestones in farming can be moving targets, just like milestones in our child's development.

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Successful Farming TV Show

Unbelievable Shop/Office with Room for Used Parts Business

By Top Shops

Dave Mowitz travels to Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, to the Runyard farmstead on Top Shops. The Runyards needed a shop that was functional for future expansion and for their used part business.

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11 Ways to Cut Grain Drying Costs

This list will help you identify energy-saving tips for the size of your operation and your grain-drying infrastructure.

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Temporary Grain Storage Solutions

If you are caught short on storage and can’t get a bin put up prior to harvest, there is another option besides taking grain to the elevator and suffering market-low prices.

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8 Tips For Long-Term Grain Storage

If storing grain for a longer period of time is part of your marketing strategy, follow these tips to keep grain in condition.

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Ezee-Dry Is Back

The original overhead drying system now features bushels of upgrades.

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Unverferth Touts Unloading Speed of New Parker Grain Carts

Unverferth has announced a new lineup of Parker grains carts, calling the unloading capabilities of the 42-series corner-auger models “lightning-fast.”

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Unverferth Introduces Three New X-Treme Grain Cart Models

A third generation of new models have been added to the Unverferth X-Treme grain cart line. They can unload at speeds up to 620 bushels per minute.

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Tip of the Day

Farmer-Built Bucket Opener Saves Hands

I built my own bucket-opening tool from a 12-inch-long piece of ½-inch rebar, 1½-inch length of ¾-inch angle iron bent to a V-shape, and a... read more