Hear Chris Warrick explain why safe ladders are required on silos.
Continue readingLadders Required on Silos
New silo considerations
GRDC Grain Storage Extension team member Chris Warrick explains some options to consider when buying new silos
Continue readingGrain Storage – Efficient monitoring and insect ID
A webinar on monitoring grain in storage from insect detection and identification to temperature and moisture.
Continue readingGrain Storage | Grain Bags and Bunkers
A webinar of tips for setting up and managing grain bags and bunkers.
Continue readingGrain Storage | Storage Hygiene and Structural Treatments
A webinar on high impact tips for effective hygiene and structural treatments for grain storages and farming equipment.
Continue readingConsidering temporary grain storage? Bunkers are an option
Philip Burrill presents a short video on the key features of reliable bunker storage.
Continue readingMoving your grain? Tips on storage hygiene
A short video on high impact tips for effective hygiene and structural treatments for grain storages.
Continue readingNeeding to add grain storage on-farm? Things to consider
Considerations for expanding on-farm grain storage facilities
Continue readingGroundCover Supplement – Grain Storage (Issue 119, Nov–Dec 2015)
Explore the GroundCover Supplement: Grain Storage (Issue 119, Nov–Dec 2015), featuring the latest research, grower case studies, and practical strategies for on-farm grain storage. Topics include phosphine resistance, aeration cooling, nitrogen storage technology, grain hygiene, and tools helping growers improve grain quality and profitability.
Continue readingSolar-Powered aeration cooling shows promise (GRDC Groundcover)
Independent engineers and grain storage specialists have demonstrated that the sun’s energy can be harnessed to keep silos that are located away from a mains power supply cool and insect-free. Tests in a 75-tonne silo at Wyalkatchem, Western Australia, 200 kilometres northeast of Perth, by independent engineers. Ben White and Josh Giumelli and grain storage specialists Chris Warrick and Peter Botta showed it is possible to build an energy-efficient, solarpowered. aeration-cooling system.
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