A steel grain silo is built to keep grain dry, cool, and stable from harvest to sale or feed-out. When the storage environment drifts, grain quality can drop fast. The same pattern shows up again and ...

Monitoring grain bins is so important to protect the quality of stored grain, especially during spring as temperatures warm up. “Bins can heat up really fast when sunlight hits them during spring and ...

If you’re one of the many farmers storing grain on-farm to hold out for better prices, make sure you don’t fall in the out-of-sight, out-of-mind trap. One misstep could be the difference between ...

The story of the biblical Old Testament’s Joseph, who I consider the first secretary of agriculture, highlights the timeless importance of grain storage during years of plenty to prepare for scarcity.

In its August “Crop Report,” the National Agricultural Statistics Service at the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported a large boost to corn production for the 2025-26 crop year. NASS increased corn ...

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 ...

Erickson: It sounds like you prefer on-farm storage and understand the cost, management and marketing needed to make it beneficial to your business. If you can add that much storage without adding ...

U.S. grain storage capacity has stalled since 2020 after two decades of growth, according to a University of Illinois analysis.

An Iowa farmer walks past damaged grain bins following a 2020 derecho. Farmers across the Midwest have seen their grain bins destroyed or damaged in recent years by tornadoes, derechos and other ...

Grain Merchandiser Scott Harre at the Top AG Grain Co-Op in Okawville, Illinois. Co-ops and grain elevators are dealing with high costs to store grain. “It's frustrating from the standpoint you're not ...

THE shortage of grain storage facilities results in huge post-harvest losses that range from 15pc to 35pc and affects national agricultural output. For decades, Pakistan’s storage facilities and ...