It’s been a mostly dry and warm harvest with bins filling quickly with corn and soybeans on farms and at country elevators. With night-time temperatures expected to range in the mid-30s to 40s, the time is right to cool corn and soybeans but not necessarily to the same temperatures and ideally without excessive shrink. Review some tools and best practices for cooling and storing corn and soybeans through the winter and into early spring.
Time to cool, core storage bins
Farmers should consider good grain management and storage options, especially when working with sub-optimal-quality grain.
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