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

Chuck Schwab: Danger Signs

Bob Marlow: Sidedraw Unloading

Sammy Sadaka: Plug Prevention

Ken Hellevang: Crust Removal Before Unloading

Sammy Sadaka: Grain Bin Fires

Ken Hellevang: Target Stored Grain Temperature

Carol Jones: Moisture in the Headspace

Ken Hellevang and Carol Jones: Organic Acid Preservatives

Dirk Maier: Mycotoxin Testing

Pete Mueller: Fumigants