Douglas Opio examines how the control panel of the grain dryer works. Photo / Roland D. Nasasira. The most common methods of drying grains is spreading it on a tarpaulin or the bare ground. How long ...

FARGO - The storability of grain depends on the grain quality, moisture content and temperature. "Grain moisture content must decrease as the grain temperature increases to safely store grain," says ...

With showery summers predicted to become more common, now is a good time to appraise grain-drying facilities and reinvest where necessary to help deal with any extreme seasons to come. Arable farm ...

BATTLE LAKE, Minn. — The October harvested corn was dry enough to forgo using heat from the grain dryer at Dean Jorud’s farm in Otter Tail County this harvest season. Most years there’s a need to take ...

Memories of the 2008 harvest, with bogged-down combines, tractors and trailers struggling to leave muddy fields, piles of grain awaiting drying and steam emerging from storage sheds, are all too vivid ...

As outdoor temperatures increase, stored grain requires attention to prevent losses, says Ken Hellevang, North Dakota State University Extension agricultural engineer and grain drying expert. The ...

An agricultural engineer suggests the use of low-energy grain drying to offset rising energy costs and improve grain quality. Under some circumstances, the technique can reduce costs by as much as two ...

FARGO - Now is the time to start spring natural-air drying grain. "Start natural-air drying corn when the average air temperature is about 40 degrees," says Ken Hellevang, North Dakota State ...