Small grains harvest and storage
Maximize crop quality and minimize losses with these strategies for harvesting, storing and drying small grains in Minnesota.
Harvest
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Harvesting small grains for forage:
- How growth stage impacts yield and quality
- Strategies for harvesting oats for silage
Managing wheat before harvest:
- Pros and cons of swathing vs. glyphosate
- How to identify the best time for preharvest treatment
Drying and storage
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- Natural-air and low-temperature drying
- High temperature drying
Managing stored grain with aeration
- Understanding aeration.
- How temperature and moisture affects storability.
- Airflow and equipment.
- Managing aeration.
- Grain moisture.
- Grain protectants.
- Using aeration.
- Warming grain in spring.
Selecting fans and determining airflow for grain bins
- How to pick the best fans for crop drying, cooling or storage.
- Crop-specific airflow recommendations and expected static pressure.
- How to determine airflow delivered by existing fans.
Selecting fans for grain bins (web-based app for selecting grain bin fans by crop, bin size and desired airflow).
- Steps to take if your grain bin floods.
- Salvaging grain.
- Assessing bin damage.
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