Paddock Practices: Access industry tips and tricks in GRDC’s GroundCover Grain Storage publication

With the 2021 winter harvest starting to wrap up, many growers will be looking to store grain on-farm for future marketing or crop planting.

On-farm grain storage has become a significant part of operations for many Australian grain businesses and growers who manage their storage facilities well are being rewarded through preferred-supplier relations with key grain traders.

Increasingly, growers who can maintain grain quality through best practice storage management are well positioned to become ‘price makers’ rather than ‘price takers’.

To assist growers with grain storage practices and decision making, GRDC has developed a new GroundCover publication showcasing the latest research, development and extension information.

The GroundCover Grain Storage publication includes extensive information on effective fumigation, the benefits of aeration cooling, different grain storage systems on the market and how to manage phosphine resistance. Read the publication now. Hard copies of the publication will also be sent to all GRDC GroundCover subscribers in January 2022.

GRDC also has a new fact sheet to assist growers who experienced a wet harvest and are now looking to retain seed. For tips on how to save weather damaged grain for seed, take a look at the GRDC’s Retaining Seed Fact Sheet.

For more information visit the GRDC stored grain hub which provides practical guides for effective on-farm grain storage. Or for advice, call the GRDC national grain storage extension team on 1800 WEEVIL (1800 933 845).