Storage

Millions of bushels of corn and soybeans may have to be destroyed.

Why past grain storage practices don’t work now.

Keep grain at 40 degrees F, use proper insect controls and monitor at least once a month.

Grain management principles haven’t changed — but weather and market conditions have.

Be sure you put corn in the bin at a low enough moisture to store it as long as you need to.

Suffocation, entanglement, crushing, explosions, and carbon dioxide poisoning are some of the biggest risk factors when handling grain

The ideal moisture for soybean harvest is 13 to 15 percent. Soybeans can be harvested as soon as seeds are mature and foliage is dry, but seed above 18% moisture does not thresh well.