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Post-Harvest Handling of Crops

Program Leader: Bill Wilcke

Extension

• Late harvest resources
• Post-Harvest Handling of Crops

Research

• Maintaining Grain Quality During Drying and Storage

University of Minnesota Extension Service Publications

Web-Based Publications

The text of the following University of Minnesota Extension Service publications is available on the web. In some cases drawings, photos, figures, etc. are not available in the on-line version of the publication. Each publication provides you with a link to information about purchasing the printed version from the University of Minnesota Extension Service Distribution Center.

• Controlling Indianmeal Moths in Stored Shelled Corn and Soybeans
• Dryeration and In-Storage Cooling For Corn Drying
• Fumigating Stored Grain
• Grain Storage Tips: Factors & Formulas for Crop Drying, Storage, and Handling
• Management of Stored Grain with Aeration
• Natural-Air Corn Drying in the Upper Midwest
• Preserving the Value of Dry Stored Hay
• Preventing Stored-Grain Insect Infestation
• Selecting Fans, Determining Airflow for Crop Drying, Cooling, Storage
• Wheat and Barley Drying
• Wheat and Barley Storage

Other Materials

• Designing Potato Ventilation Systems (Videotape)
• How to order University of Minnesota Extension Service Publications

Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Department Materials

Department Publications

Review our publications for more information on a variety of topics. The Minnesota/Wisconsin Engineering Notes contains a number of articles on crop management.

Bulletins and Fact Sheets

These materials are available at no charge. Contact Bill Wilcke at wilck001@umn.edu

• Combination High-Speed, Natural-Air Corn Drying, AG-FO-1325
• Emergency Grain Storage, AG-FS-0957
• Fan and Equipment Selection for Natural-Air Drying, Dryeration, In-Storage Cooling, and Aeration Systems, AG-BU-1328
• Lighting Systems for Fruit and Vegetable Sorting, MSU Bulletin E-2559
• Maintaining Corn Quality for Wet Milling, NDSU Publication AE-1119
• Natural-Air Corn Drying, AG-FO-1326 or M-164
• Planning a Seed Conditioning Plant, NCR Publication 305
• Saving Energy in Corn Drying, AG-FO-1323

Handouts

• Calculating Bushels (.pdf)
• Converting Tower Silos for Dry Grain Storage (.pdf)
• On-Farm Grain Storage Costs: Consider all the Factors (.pdf)
• Using Flat Buildings for Dry Grain Storage (.pdf)
• Segregating Genetically Modified Crops (.pdf)
• Identity Preservation of Grain Crops (.pdf)
• Planning Grain Drying, Handling, and Storage Facilities (.pdf)
• Soybean Drying, Handling, and Storage

Articles

• P103-2004-09 Costs for Overdrying Crops (.pdf)
• P102-2004-09 Energy Costs for Corn Drying and Cooling (.pdf)
• P101-2004-08 Drying, Handling, and Storing Wet, Immature, and Frost-Damaged Corn (.pdf)
• Reconditioning Overdry Soybeans (.pdf)

PowerPoint Presentations

• Temporary Grain Storage (.pdf)

Software: FANS: Fan Selection for Grain Bins

• Download Windows version (90K)
  October 1998: Corrected an error in parameters for flaxseed
  
  This program is in the form of a self-extracting archive. After downloading WINFAN.EXE to your disk, doubleclick WINFAN.EXE to extract the three files:
  WINFANS.EXE -- the program
  FANS.DAT -- a database of over 200 commercial fans
  WINFANS.HLP -- help file

• Download DOS version (93K)
  
  This program is in the form of a self-extracting archive. After downloading FAN.EXE to your disk, enter FAN to extract the two files:
  FANS.EXE -- the program
  FANS.DAT -- a database of over 200 commercial fans

We would appreciate comments on the software. If you find errors or bugs, please send them to wilck001@umn.edu.

MidWest Plan Service

Selected Publications

A complete list of MidWest Plan Service publications and their prices, as well as information on how to order them can be found at www.mwpshq.org.

• AED-20 Managing Dry Grain in Storage
• MWPS-13 Grain Drying, Handling, and Storage
• MWPS-22 Low Temperature & Solar Grain Drying
• MWPS-29 Dry Grain Aeration Systems Design Handbook
• NRAES-5 Silage and Hay Preservation
• NRAES-7 Home Storage of Fruits & Vegetables
• NRAES-51 Produce Handling for Direct Marketing
• NRAES-52 Facilities for Roadside Markets
• NRAES-59 Forage Moisture Determination
• NRAES-67 Silage Production from Seed to Animal
• Fruit and Vegetable Cooling
  Forced-Air Produce Cooler (.pdf)

Other Resources

• North Dakota State University Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Postharvest Site
• Purdue University Post Harvest Grain Quality & Stored Product Protection Program
• Kansas State University Biological and Agricultural Engineering Library
• University of Manitoba Canadian Storage Guidelines for Cereals and Oilseeds
• USDA Farm Service Agency
• University of Minnesota Farm Safety & Health Information Clearinghouse
• Iowa Grain Quality Initiative, Information on marketing, legal issues, and grain
• Temporary Grain Storage, North Dakota State University Extension Service, AE-84
• Temporary Grain Storage Considerations, Purdue University, GQ-38
• University of Minnesota Extension Service Grain Drying, Handling, and Storage Web Page

Questions?

Do you have a question regarding grain drying and post-harvest handling of crops? You can e-mail Bill Wilcke at wilck001@umn.edu

For Educators

Managing Grain in Storage (ppt)