GCS grain cleaner a new/old innovation in cleaning

By SUE ROESLER Lee Agri-Media
May 28, 2018
May 28, 2018 Updated May 28, 2018

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By SUE ROESLER Lee Agri-Media

Producers have been surprised by the GCS grain cleaner – a portable on-farm cleaner that cleans vomitoxin, fusarium and/or ergot out of grain.

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