WHY GRAIN BIN SAFETY IS EXTRA IMPORTANT IN 2020

Feb 25, 2020 at 08:23 AM CST
The dangers of out of condition grain are never far from Woodruff’s mind as a District Manager for GSI. He is especially concerned this year as farmers start to handle the wet, damaged grain that was grown in 2019. Last season, many farmers harvested moldy, immature, or frost damaged grain. Going through the combine and other handling, it was damaged further, Woodruff says. “These conditions resulted in a larger percentage of fines and grain possibly already impregnated with molds,” he explains.

Feb 25, 2020 at 08:23 AM CST

The dangers of out of condition grain are never far from Woodruff’s mind as a District Manager for GSI. He is especially concerned this year as farmers start to handle the wet, damaged grain that was grown in 2019. Last season, many farmers harvested moldy, immature, or frost damaged grain. Going through the combine and other handling, it was damaged further, Woodruff says. “These conditions resulted in a larger percentage of fines and grain possibly already impregnated with molds,” he explains.