This article is excerpted from a webinar on stored grain management and handling in storage held April 22, 2020.
The panel was organized by Klein Ileleji, professor and extension engineer in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
The webinar featured a panel of stored grain academic and industry specialists speaking on various issues related to the topic.
Panelists included:
- Dirk Maier, professor and extension agricultural engineer at Iowa State University.
- Ken Hellevang, professor and extension agricultural engineer at North Dakota State University.
- Carol Jones, professor in the Buchanan Endowed Chair at Oklahoma State University.
- Bob Marlow, independent consultant and Grain Journal columnist.
- Pete Mueller, president and owner of Fumigation Service & Supply Inc.
- Chuck Schwab, professor and extension safety specialist at Iowa State University.
- Sammy Sadaka, associate professor and extension engineer at the University of Arkansas.
The webinar also included three moderators:
- Klein Ileleji.
- Sam McNeill, extension agricultural engineer at the University of Kentucky.
- Janie Moore, assistant professor at Texas A&M University.
In preparing this article, Grain Journal included portions of the webinar most relevant to the upcoming fall harvest and winter storage season.
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Stored Grain Management (Full Article)
Bob Marlow: Outdoor Storage Piles
Pete Mueller: Insect Pest Risks
Dirk Maier: Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Pete Mueller: Insect Control Options
Carol Jones: Mixing for Moisture
Bob Marlow: Sidedraw Unloading
Ken Hellevang: Crust Removal Before Unloading
Ken Hellevang: Target Stored Grain Temperature
Carol Jones: Moisture in the Headspace