Post-Harvest Grain Quality Tip #1: Empty Bins, Attend to Aeration Maintenance

What recommendations do you have for getting storage ready to maintain crop quality for a maximum amount of time?

Completely empty bins, so you are not putting new crop grain on top of last year’s grain.

Clean out aeration tunnels, and repair cracks in fan-to-tunnel transitions.

Confirm that all of your roof exhausters are working, and repair the ones that aren’t. It also is very important to fix any roof leaks.

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Reprinted from Grain Journal July/August 2020 Issue

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