A practical guide to preparing storage before harvest — covering grain hygiene, structural treatments, fumigation and phosphine resistance, gas-tight sealing standards, and the respiratory protection needed to handle phosphine safely.
Chris Warrick and Sudhan Shah walk through every on-farm storage option (bags, bunkers, pits, rings, sheds and silos), what each one suits, how to keep pests out, and what they actually cost per tonne.
Speaking at the 2026 Australian Grain Storage and Protection Conference, NSW grain grower and GRDC Northern Panel member Mark Swift emphasised the importance of due diligence when investing in grain storage.
The GRDC Grain Storage Extension Team are often asked what tools and equipment aid grain storage management and where they can be sourced. This catalogue is a reference of useful equipment with examples of where they can be sourced.
Use this Excel template in conjunction with Section 2 of the GRDC Grain Storage GrowNote to calculate if on-farm storage might work for you. The
This report by Pinion Advisory forms part of the GRDC Stored Grain Project and examines when, why, and under what conditions onfarm storage creates value.
This costing guide aims to assist growers nationally to identify considerations for various types of storage across the three GRDC regions.
Chris Warrick explains the option of using aeration cooling to hold slightly over moisture grain until it can be dried or blended with dryer grain.