Having more on-farm grain storage can give farmers flexibility in marketing their crops and allow for more efficiency during harvest time. University of Missouri Extension Ag Engineer Jim Crawford ...

Regional U.S. grain storage challenges—from full bins to heat and humidity—show why early planning and flexible handling ...

There are many reasons why on-farm grain storage is used by producers across Ohio. It may be part of the marketing strategy, feed storage for farm use, and/or income and tax management to complete ...

Chief Agri has served the agricultural community since 1961 and produces a full line of storage systems for grain and commodity crops that meet the needs of small farmers and commercial growers alike.

Commercial grain elevators often pile their grain outside for temporary storage. Though this is initially an inexpensive investment, it leaves grain exposed to the elements and increases the ...

If you are considering expanding your on-farm grain storage, look into the Farm Service Agency's (FSA) Farm Storage Facility Loan (FSFL) program as it may be the answer. To get the best price for ...

NOTE: This column is copyrighted material; therefore reproduction or retransmission is prohibited under U.S. copyright laws. U.S. on-farm storage capacity rose to 13.235 billion bushels as of Dec. 1, ...

Capacity of off-farm commercial grain storage in the United States totaled 9.74 billion bushels on December 1, 2010, up 3 percent from December 1, 2009. The largest increase occurred in Iowa where an ...

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 ...

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.