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 ...

If grain bins and handling equipment were not sanitized prior to grain fill and the grain was moved to storage without receiving a preventative insecticide application, insect infestations can develop ...

HUTCHINSON -- Stored grain must be monitored so that insect infestations or grain spoilage can be detected before serious losses occur. It is recommended that growers check stored grain bi-weekly ...

Capturing the full value of your soybean crop takes more than just harvesting them at the right time in the fall. Proper soybean storage is critical for protecting your hard-earned yield from ...

Bugs are always on the brain when raising crops—it’s a never-ending battle that farmers must be prepared to fight every day of the year. Jeff Whitworth, associate professor of entomology at Kansas ...

FARGO - A warm spell in January is a good time to check stored grain. "Search for small changes that are indicators of potential problems," advises Ken Hellevang, North Dakota State University ...

Central Life Sciences, Schaumburg, Illinois, has announced the availability of Gravista insecticide in a convenient quart size, offering enhanced application flexibility and post-harvest insect ...

THE Department of Scientific and Industrial Research has recently published a report* dealing with the infestation of stored grain by insect pests. The survey which it describes was undertaken at the ...

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