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A Guide to Grain Storage Insect Control: 4 Easy Steps to Getting It Right

Grain storage insect control in a nutshell: prepare the bin, prepare the grain, create an unfavorable environment for insects, and monitor your grain’s temperature.

Is Grain Moisture Content Throwing a Wet Blanket on Your Profits?

When it comes to grain moisture content, many farmers feel the pinch of the Goldilocks effect. Too wet and too dry are both problematic.

Grain Temperature: Combating the Shrinking Profits of Stored Grain

Whether you’re a small farm operation or a commercial grain storage facility, grain temperature cables are the most reliable way to protect your grain investments.

How Agri-Tech is Reshaping Farmers’ State of Mind

Agricultural technology helps you make data-driven decisions that take the money-wasting guesswork out of farm management.

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6 Reasons Planning for a Grain Storage Shortage Might Be the Right Move

Between carrying more grain into the new crop year and another year of record crop size, fall brings a predictable grain storage shortage…again.

14 Long-term Grain Storage Tips for Better Market Results

Being proactive with your stored grain management strategy is a must for an unpredictable market. These 14 long-term grain storage tips will help you get the most out of your operation.

Dry-Grain Management Means Longer Storage Times for Wheat

Are you looking to improve your dry-grain management for longer wheat storage times, and more market flexibility? Learn about proper aeration, good insect deterrence, and effective grain temperature monitoring.

Soggy Weather Forecasts High Humidity Grain Storage in the Midwest

New climate predictions may find you planning for a future with wetter harvests, and battling high humidity when storing grain.

Stored Grain Theft Doesn’t Have to Be Another Headache for Farmers

From copper wire to farm machinery to stored grain theft, farm security is increasingly under siege. Keep thieves away with the silent watchdog 24/7.

Can You Adapt Your Silage Silo for Extra Grain Storage? Maybe.

Rather than letting an old tower silo sit unused, it’s possible to repurpose it to store grain – at least temporarily.

Buried Alive: 20 Seconds to Total Grain Entrapment

Total grain engulfment takes a mere 20 seconds. Almost no one survives engulfment. Still, across the United States, grain entrapment is on the rise when other farm accidents are not. Why?

3 Portable Grain Temperature Monitoring Devices That Won’t Break the Bank

When you don’t have the budget for the most advanced farming technologies, you have to get creative. Setting your farm on the path to Smart Farming without breaking the bank starts with portable grain monitoring devices.

The Internet of Things Revolutionizes Farming and Grain Storage

No matter how you personally feel about the technology invasion, it’s here to stay. It’s time to adapt, learn, and grow alongside it for your farm’s operation to thrive in the future. Learn how the Internet of Things (IoT) can help you farm smarter.

Save Time, Money, and Energy with Remote Grain Monitoring? Where Do I Sign Up?

Grain management best practices mean you’re always looking for grain temperature trends to see if your grain is healthy or unhealthy. The beauty of GrainTrac remote grain monitoring is that you can get that crucial data at prescribed times or on-demand from anywhere you have Internet access.