As outdoor temperatures increase, stored grain requires attention to prevent losses, says Ken Hellevang, North Dakota State University Extension Service agricultural engineer and grain drying expert.

BATTLE LAKE, Minn. — The October harvested corn was dry enough to forgo using heat from the grain dryer at Dean Jorud’s farm in Otter Tail County this harvest season. Most years there’s a need to take ...

With showery summers predicted to become more common, now is a good time to appraise grain-drying facilities and reinvest where necessary to help deal with any extreme seasons to come. Arable farm ...

FARGO - Now is the time to start spring natural-air drying grain. "Start natural-air drying corn when the average air temperature is about 40 degrees," says Ken Hellevang, North Dakota State ...

No producer wants to throw away money, especially when the majority of input costs are on the rise. As harvest time approaches, many producers will be flipping the switch on their grain bins and ...

Douglas Opio examines how the control panel of the grain dryer works. Photo / Roland D. Nasasira. The most common methods of drying grains is spreading it on a tarpaulin or the bare ground. How long ...

Like many area farmers these days, Vaughn Gross-Rhode is looking for drier times. Soggy weather has delayed the harvest for grain producers like Gross-Rhode, who farms northwest of North Bend. It’s ...

Grain drying plays a vital role in preserving crop quality and extending the storage life of harvested crops in the agricultural sector. However, in recent years the traditional use of diesel in grain ...

Employees of China Suzhou Zhangjiagang Power Supply Co of the State Grid work at a facility in Suzhou, Jiangsu province. [Photo provided to China Daily] "In simple terms, ground-source heat pump is a ...

An agricultural engineer suggests the use of low-energy grain drying to offset rising energy costs and improve grain quality. Under some circumstances, the technique can reduce costs by as much as two ...

Guelph, Ontario, Feb. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Grain Farmers of Ontario, the province’s largest commodity organization, representing Ontario’s 28,000 barley, corn, oat, soybean and wheat farmers, ...

Expanded grain drying capacity will soon be installed at a St. Lawrence Seaway port across the river from Ogdensburg in Ontario. Recently, Glengarry-Prescott-Russell Member of Parliament Francis ...