Safe Moisture to store corn

Looking to rent a few smaller standard cement floor, non drying or ariated bins to store my non contracted corn in. At what moisture will it be safe for me to start putting my corn in the bins and seal? Corn is drying nicely so far and I have alot of weeks left so I am hoping I will be able to combine and haul right to the bins rather than to a place to dry first.

15 percent or less and get it out of them before spring.

my neighbor put some in a bin a couple years ago at 16% and had most of it spoil,it was an 8000 bushel bin.

I have one bin without any air or floor. Mine is 4000 bu. I always dry corn to 13 or less for that bin. Take it out in July. No problem yet. Perhaps could put it in with higher moisture but don't want to chance it. Diesel is probably right that 15 is ok if you take it out before spring. Here in so. Mn. corn will not dry down in field enough to put in right out of field so I have to run through dryer for a short time and make sure it is cool coming out of dryer.

The elevators dry stored corn to 14% and they can aerate. I wouldn't chance anything above 14% without powered ventilation.

14% or less, and when you say seal, you better not mean it. If left very long, over a month or two, you are gonna need some sort of aeration. They used to make these little screw in, perforated tubes with a fan on the top. It would do a fair job in a smaller bin.

Changing temperature over the seasons will be you biggest enemy.

You can also get a thermometer that threads on a long rod to take the temp 5 or 6 feet down in the grain.

Check the corn for heating at least every two weeks.

Gene

13-14% max and make sure it is cooled down. Go to your local farm store and get at least two screw in Aerators if an 18-22 foot bin x7 rings. Move the Aerators about every week or so from spot to spot.Not much effort but will save you a lot of grief.Point is don't store it away on Concrete and forget about it. Lots of lost corn by doing that.

Dave,, are you just starting out being a farmer, Surprising you don't know that, being a farmer,,,, gosh,,,, I don't have to tell you as long as the others told you,,,, zeke

We want 14.2% or less on a cement floor and board walls, 4000bu or so every year. We take that corn out last so it dries and cools in the field, and just peek at it now and again. There's usually only an inch or so of stuff stuck to the outside walls (covered on the outside with steel so it doesn't breathe there.) We don't do anything to ventilate it, and this year it was late June before we started to move it. We throw out less than 5 bushels in spoilage. Grain vac-ing out the rest breaks up a lot of the marginal stuff so it goes to town with the rest.

Only second year doing crops, you donkey. There are things I excel in, things I havent done, and things I want to make sure I know my facts before I proceed, fail to plan and you plan to fail. Last year my corn was all hauled to the feed mill and stored so I didnt have to worry about storage moisture as they dried it before they put it in their bins. Having common sense and just talking about others not having common sense are two different things. GO ZEKE!!!!!Yue the man we all look up to!

Now Dave,,, calling any one names, all that does is makes you like like a fool,,, first thing in adult life, is that you never what to resort to name calling,,

I don't blame you for making sure what corn should be before putting away, if you have a corn dryer, or who ever has one, a neighbor who stores corn, would tell you in a heart beat just by asking, why would you not call the feed mill and ask them, puting the question on national computers, is like asking,
if it's raining, do I use my windshiled wipers...

Dave, please don't get upset just cause I'm trying to help you, if in deed you need help understanding working with common sense,

Now please don't look up to anyone, especially me, I know your kidding, and that's okay, it's just that, we have to have a little fun when the time arises.

Helpful hint when no aeration is available- Mount a turbine ventilator on the roof cap, seal with silicone so moisture dose not get into corn. Does take much breeze for it to turn, and it keeps air flowing in the bin. Good on bean bins which often have no aeration.

Any useful information we ask you you refuse to answer. I don't know anything about tree farming.and I don't care.

The question was raised though and you ignored Is why you tried to sue the Military?

Was it their fault you got voted out of the cleaning business ?

I have 35 year's experience with corn and bins. You can get by with lots of stuff--read that as wet corn --if PLENTY of aeration.

I have many 3200 bu "government" bins with concrete floors that have had corn in them each year and NEVER spoiled. 14% and screw-in aerators AND checking every week to 10 days--write it on calendar and do not fail to check!!

Make sure bin is leveled, do not over-fill, and use the screw-in fans--one will do it.

Once it is cool out and late enough in the season that it won't warm back up, I wouldn't be afraid of corn up to about 16.2 or so WITH THE SCREW-IN AERATOR.

It'll NEVER spoil if you check it often and follow the above guidelines.

I don't know where your getting your information, but you sure are in left field,
or in no field if your trying to play ball,

no wonder you call your self OLD Roy, maybe you should change it to Ancient Roy ...
I don't remember any information I have refused to answer,, but then,,, maybe I can't remember or you can't re-call... being Old,,,

You're getting corn to dry this year? Not sure mine is black layered yet south of you. Going to be another long harvest.....

Spoilage is a combination of temperature, moisture content, and time.

So, you can store it for a week or two at a higher moisture.

Or, if it is freezing outside, you can store it for longer & wetter.

On the other hand, if it is real warm, even the 'proper' moisture corn can spoil.

So there is no 100% foolproof answer to your question.

Several coops will take corn for sale at 15% moisture. But if they store it, they want 14.5 or even 14%.

So..... Are you planning on selling it in January in our cold climate? 15% might keep; but you will still get a penalty when you sell it.

You need it to get to 14% to be in the safe & good zone.

That doesn't happen here in my part of Minnesota; one year I got some 16% corn out of the field. In my lifetime. Last year I was lucky to get anything under 20%.

Now, with sun hitting one side of the bin, and temp & humidity changes, and the concrete cold & wicking moisture.... In a bin you gotta watch what is going on in May when our temp comes back up. It can set up a pocket of bad corn in an unvented bin that will fester & make the whole bin go bad over time.

So, you plan on selling this corn, sooner, or later, and so on.

14% is typically ok, but still needs some monitoring.

--->Paul

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Dave,everyone has given you good answers,Pauls was I think best,however no one brought up the most important point.You will have NO IDEA what your moisture is going in,only an average guess.The same corn in the same field can vary as much as 5 points or more.So with out some air movement,you have a 50-50 chance of losing your corn in those bins.The outside temp.changes are your worst enemy.