Grain Management

After a crop is grown, it needs to be harvested and stored correctly. Learn more about harvesting, grain storage, drying, safety, and other dangers and pests.

• Harvesting

• U.S. Grain Standards (USDA)
• Profitable Soybean Harvesting (Iowa State)
• Profitable Corn Harvesting (Iowa State)
• Corn Harvesting (Kentucky)

• Storage Management

• MU Extension Summary (Missouri)
• Grain Storage: A Systematic Approach (Missouri)
• Grain Shrinkage and Moisture (Missouri)
• On-Farm Grain Storage and Drying Considerations (Missouri)
• Grain Storage and Management (Purdue)
• Grain Storage and Management (MWPS)
• Grain Storage Locator (Missouri)

• Drying

• Bin Drying Estimator (Missouri)
• Grain Drying, Handling and Storage Handbook (MWPS)
• Low-Profile Bins for Grain Drying (Missouri)
• Estimating Airflow for In-Bin Grain Drying (Missouri)
• Low Temperature, In-Bin Drying (Missouri)
• Horizon Point Grain Drying Report (Missouri)

• Safety

• Safety During Grain Handling, Drying and Storage (Purdue)
• Safe Storage and Handling of Grain (Missouri)

• Financial

• Grain Bin & Storage Cost (Missouri)
• Economic Returns to Grain Drying (Missouri)
• Economics of On-Farm Storage (Kansas State)

• Pest Management

• Farm Stored Grain (Missouri)
• Ear and Kernel Rots of Corn (Missouri)

• Temporary Storage

• The Grain Volume Estimator (Missouri)
• Temporary Grain Storage Considerations (Kansas State)
• Temporary Grain Storage (North Dakota State)
• Temporary Grain Storage Piles (Missouri)
• Considerations for Bagged Storage (Missouri)

• Alternative Storage

• Managing and Designing Bunker and Trench Silos (MWPS)
• Consider Pros, Cons of Alternative Grain Storage Methods (North Dakota State)
• Alternative Grain Storage (North Dakota State)