No producer wants to throw away money, especially when the majority of input costs are on the rise. As harvest time approaches, many producers will be flipping the switch on their grain bins and ...

Douglas Opio examines how the control panel of the grain dryer works. Photo / Roland D. Nasasira. The most common methods of drying grains is spreading it on a tarpaulin or the bare ground. How long ...

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 ...

Once a hybrid has completed flowering, the grain begins the process of adding dry matter. Initially, grain moisture is 80 to 90% and decreases as starch accumulates. Once the grain fully colors and ...

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 ...

Hayleys Agriculture, one of Sri Lanka’s leading agricultural solutions providers, partnered with Shizuoka Seiki Japan, which has been manufacturing agricultural machinery for over 40 years and has ...

With showery summers predicted to become more common, now is a good time to appraise grain-drying facilities and reinvest where necessary to help deal with any extreme seasons to come. Arable farm ...

Employees of China Suzhou Zhangjiagang Power Supply Co of the State Grid work at a facility in Suzhou, Jiangsu province. [Photo provided to China Daily] "In simple terms, ground-source heat pump is a ...

The field of food science has long embraced drying as a vital preservation method, yet emerging research continues to refine its efficiency and product quality. Modern drying technologies not only ...

Growers looking to upgrade their grain-drying and storage facilities could save money by opting for a silo-based system that is proving popular in northern Europe and Scandinavia. UK growers have ...