How to store feed

I have some bags of feed left over from raising our pigs this year. Last time that I had left over feed it was moldy and no good the next summer. Does anyone have any ideas as to how to store the feed without spoiling? By the way, this is organic feed in plastic mesh bags. Thanks, ted
 

Put it in a plastic garbage can with a tightly fitting lid. If you left the bags sit on dirt or concrete, that's why it molded. They pulled moisture up from the ground. Simply putting the bags on a wood pallet *should* be enough, but then you gotta worry about rodents. If you keep it dry, it'll keep.
 
Give it to the kid down the road raiseing 4H pigs. The 'good will' you generate will be worth moreandcome back to you more than the few dollars you would generate by 'selling' it at a discounted rate.
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Belgian has about the best answer. Fertilize the garden with it. Otherwise if you want to store it put it in a wood container that can breathe. A wood container is not mouse proof though. Sealing it up guarantees mold.
 
Keep it up off the floor, I used to sit it on plastic pallets, but I forgot the do that 2 months ago. I found 1 bag mouldy last week. It got fed to the chickens. They don't seem to mind it.
 
I store my feed in 55 gallon plastic drums with screw off lids. put a little kitty litter in the bottom to absorb any moisture. To keep it bug free, get some dry ice and put in but don't tighten the lid. When the ice melts, the CO2 will displace the oxygen in the barrel. Then the lid can be tightened.
 

Since you post implies that you want to have it keep for next spring when you get pigs again I agree with the others suggesting a trash container. When we had sheep we used to transfer the grain from bags to a big steel trash barrel when we got it.
 
Unless you are going to put it in a freezer, it is too late to store it at ambient temps.
The boll weevils, etc. have already made "deposits" into the mesh bags. It will be worthless powder by spring feeding time.
 
Friend stores his horse feed in an old refrigerator to keep the mice away.

I would store it in my basement where the temp and humidity stays relatively constant. No critters.
 
I would like to clarify that this is ground, whole grain pig feed, natural style, not pelletized and processed. It would not make good garden compost as it is. There are no 4-H kids raising pigs this time of year.
 

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