Don’t let grain spoilage ruin your harvest: Installing a grain dryer shouldn’t be a last-minute decision, and a little preparation for bin monitoring can avoid a lot of farmer headaches.
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Get your wet grains storage-ready: VIDEO
Farmers, you worked hard to get that crop to the combine, don’t let grain drying or grain bin storage headaches spoil that effort this harvest
Safe at the grain bin: Farmers urged to be grain-safe this fall
Drowning in grain is just one safety risk when farmers work around grain bins: Experts have five farm safety tips to help avoid grain-related accidents this harvest
During BeGrainSafe week, experts have five tips to help Canadian farmers avoid grain-related harvest accidents and prioritize farm safety
Sask. agriculture sector receives federal funding
Funds through PrairiesCan will assist in the continued growth of the province’s ag research and manufacturing
PrairiesCan funding will assist in the continued growth of Saskatchewan's ag research and manufacturing sectors.
Digvir Jayas, renowned scientist and professor emeritus from the University of Manitoba, invited to receive the Order of Manitoba this July
Inspired by his youth on a farm in India, Digvir Jayas set out to address a perennial problem for farmers
Digvir Jayas grew up on a farm in India where he saw too much grain spoil, inspiring him during his renowned career in grain storage research. Now he’s been named to the Order of Manitoba to honour that work.
A new easy conversion of hopper bins to aeration
The removable Wavcor Manhole aeration attachment is designed as a low-cost upgrade for farmers to add to their grain handling systems
The Wavcor Manhole aeration attachment, made by a Canadian company, is designed as a low-cost upgrade for farmers to add to their grain handling systems.
Grain entrapment safety non-negotiable, experts say
Grain entrapment is a critical concern across the agricultural industry, since it only takes a few seconds for people to be engulfed
Grain entrapment is a critical concern across the agricultural industry, since it only takes a few seconds for people to beengulfed.
Farmers needed for grain bin bug study
University of Manitoba seeks study participants for stored grain insect pest research
University of Manitoba seeks Manitoba and Saskatchewan grain farmer volunteers for insect pest study in stored grain.
Farm growth pushes farmers to bring grain handling and conditioning home
As farms have increased in size, their storage requirements now mean far greater quantities of a single crop, whether it be canola or wheat. This means higher capacity, flat-bottomed bins. These are often centrally located, with larger capacity handling equipment and sometimes permanently installed handling equipment.
Avoiding grain spoilage when temperatures get wild
Grain storage advice for when winter swings from extreme cold to unseasonably warm
With unusually high temperatures interrupted by two deep freezes, it’s been a challenging winter for grain storage on the Prairies and one requiring diligence to protect stored crop. Anne Kirk, cereal crop specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, advises aeration and vigilant monitoring of bin moisture and temperature. The latter is particularly important when outside temperatures fluctuate.
Storage strategies change with bigger bins
As storage systems have grown, more attention is needed to keep crops safe
In the 1970s, a standard bin was 14 feet in diameter with a capacity of 1,350 bushels. High rollers might add an extra ring to stretch that another 300 bu. There were bins 19 feet in diameter, with a 2,700 bu. capacity, but few farmers bought them because they were hard to shovel out and
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