Grain has a limited storage life.
If most of this life is used up during the fall and winter, the grain may not make it through the following summer. There are basic management practices, however, that can prolong this storage life. Attention to these practices should help insure successful grain storage the year around. They involve the proper condition of the grain at bin-filling, correct design and operation of the aeration system, and other suggestions to prevent trouble. Although the discussion here deals specifically with corn, the principles apply to most feed and cereal grain, unless otherwise noted.