During times of unknown, uncontrollable circumstances, like, say, a pandemic, people react by bulk-buying toilet paper, beef jerky, and active dry yeast. Psychologists have studied our panicked ...

A variable year means the managing the grain in your bin could be equally challenging. The longer grain is in storage, the more important it is to look for problems. Here are 13 potential issues, ...

Right `actions' taken as grain first goes into on-farm storage and then throughout the storage period will minimize the chance of problems that necessitate expensive `reactions'. Grain has a limited ...

It’s not just corn that’s at risk of spoilage; soybeans can have storage problems too. In a big bin, beans will spoil if they don’t have enough air moving through during storage. It’s very important ...

If the stored grain is dry, Hellevang recommends periodically running aeration fans in the spring to keep the grain below 40 degrees as long as possible through the beginning of summer. In northern ...

As the grain industry's traditional bulk handlers get squeezed by sluggish exports, low global prices and fewer deliveries to their country silos, the pressure is on to revamp services and retain ...

Aeration should be done routinely throughout the winter to maintain cool and even temperatures in bins. As harvest finishes up, a high-stakes management process is getting underway inside countless on ...

As outdoor temperatures warm during late winter, spring, and early summer, the potential for grain storage problems increases ...