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Temperature a key to successfully storing grain
An extension crops specialist is reminding farmers to factor in temperature when putting corn into storage.
Dave Nicolai with the University of Minnesota says aeration should be used to cool the grain and prevent moisture from migrating throughout the bin.
“(migration) will really start to increase when you get that 20 degree temperature difference between the grain mass and the outside temperature. So the recommendation is to cool (the grain) with aeration, especially when you have a 10 to 15 degree difference between the grain and the outside temperature.”
As an example, he says corn at 30 degrees with 20 percent moisture can be safely stored for more than 300 days.
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