Rick Bergenheier has spent a lot of time around grain bins and aeration fans. He says he’s seen “the trials and tribulations that farmers go through” with grain storage management. Now, the Sharon, ...

Air drying is one way to reduce the moisture in grain. However, natural-air drying is not effective during the winter, according to Ken Hellevang, North Dakota State University Extension agricultural ...

This year’s harvest emphasised the value of having good grain-handling and drying equipment. Peter Hill takes a look at the latest innovations on show at the recent UK Grain event near Peterborough At ...

An agricultural engineer suggests the use of low-energy grain drying to offset rising energy costs and improve grain quality. Under some circumstances, the technique can reduce costs by as much as two ...

FARGO - The storability of grain depends on the grain quality, moisture content and temperature. "Grain moisture content must decrease as the grain temperature increases to safely store grain," says ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Grain producers heading into harvest should carefully monitor the moisture level of their crops to help avoid spoilage during storage, a Purdue Extension expert says. Klein ...

Memories of the 2008 harvest, with bogged-down combines, tractors and trailers struggling to leave muddy fields, piles of grain awaiting drying and steam emerging from storage sheds, are all too vivid ...

FARGO - Even though drying conditions are excellent now, some producers may be faced with drying high-moisture or immature corn this fall. To minimize spoilage during drying, do not use natural air or ...

Following harvest, a corn grower must usually decide whether to sell wet corn "as is" at a moisture-discounted market price or mechanically dry the grain (on-farm or by custom drying) at a total cost ...

Rick Bergenheier has spent a lot of time around grain bins and aeration fans. He says he's seen "the trials and tribulations that farmers go through" with grain storage management. Now, the Sharon, ...