A steel grain silo is built to keep grain dry, cool, and stable from harvest to sale or feed-out. When the storage environment drifts, grain quality can drop fast. The same pattern shows up again and ...

Jack the giant killer was right to believe the beans were magic. Enchanted beans are no longer a fairy tale proposition for agriculture. Thumb-sized plastic beans, packed with a world of sensor ...

Effective grain management is key to overcoming summer challenges, helping farmers preserve grain quality while giving them the flexibility to sell when market conditions are most favorable. “The ...

Sharon, N.D. -- Rick Bergenheier has come up with something he believes will help small-scale farmers better manage their stored grains. It's called GrainSight and what it does is electronically ...

Corn, soybean, and wheat futures prices have traded in a relatively quiet, mostly sideways price pattern for much of October. Naomi Blohm. (Courtesy photo.) The government shut down silenced important ...

Grain stored on farms faces two major threats — mold and insects — that could, without proper management, cause significant economic losses from lost dry matter and lower grain quality. To effectively ...