Posted by Dave H (MI) on November 05, 2016 at 07:34:32 from (50.108.25.68):
In Reply to: Corn storage posted by picassomcp on November 05, 2016 at 07:03:19:
Not going to pretend to be a corn storage expert. Only grown it in quantity three years and I bank most of it at the elevator because I don't want bins and a dryer...or the risk. I have a screw in fan I bought at an auction. Around here they go for about $100 used. They are around $500 new I think. Not sure if they do much good. Last year I left about 12" of corn in the bottom of the grain truck with a wood floor. Kept it inside, open top. Turned it with a scoop every week to ten days. Was 16% going in. Kept well until Spring, but winter was cold. When temps rose it got some surface mold but I started turning it more often and it stayed good enough to use all summer. Given your inexperience and the difficulties of drying with a fan only and based on a lot of research and questions I asked on forums I would suggest maybe leave it standing until the elevator can take it. Wildlife takes a toll but I left corn out in the field until late January last year and did well with it. Just some thoughts. The experts will tell you better. Even at today's prices, moldy corn in a bin can mean a big loss.
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