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Boosting on-farm storage with bags and bunkers (GRDC Groundcover Supplement)

With care, bags and bunkers can provide a practical solution to the harvest logistics challenge. High-quality sealed silos offer top-of-the-range storage, but the boom in demand for on-farm storage means growers are also exploring cheaper options to expand capacity. Bags and bunkers have become a popular, more affordable choice, but growers need to be on their toes to avoid costly failures with these temporary storage solutions.

Top tips for grain storage success (GRDC Groundcover Supplement)

Take a sneak peek at some of the storage extension team’s favourite systems. The grain storage extension team regularly meets growers and industry participants on-farm to run workshops and provide specialist advice. Examples of well-laid-out facilities, smart features, ideas and innovations are highlighted here to help inspire other growers who are investing in grain storage infrastructure.

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Local study breathes fresh air into grain aeration (GRDC Groundcover Supplement)

New testing set to reveal back pressures for Australian grain under aeration. Achieving sufficient airflow is essential for effective grain aeration, and back pressure – the resistance to airflow through the grain – is one of the important variables determining success. But much of the information used to determine aeration back pressure is outdated and was generated under Northern Hemisphere conditions.

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Getting the most out of ground-level fumigation (GRDC Groundcover Supplement)

Ground-level fumigation offers safety benefits to growers but takes a new set of skills to get right

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Successful fumigation: GAS-TIGHT AND JUST RIGHT (GRDC Groundcover Supplement)

Fumigation results rely on a gas-tight sealable storage to achieve the required gas concentrations and exposure times (C x T) to kill all insect pest life stages. In larger silos (150 to 2000 tonnes) recirculating gases using a small fan during the fumigation ensures rapid, uniform distribution of phosphine gas

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Grain Storage Series: Part 3/3 | Sealable silos

Grain storage specialist Ben White explains the purpose of sealable silos, when to seal them and when to leave them unsealed to prevent condensation issues.

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