Bins Versus Bags

Weigh the pros and cons, upfront costs and production flexibility of each storage option.

Bins Vs Bags
Bins Vs Bags
(Darrell Smith and Lindsey Pound)

Whether your yields topped your storage capacity or wild weather destroyed your grain bins, you have options for additional storage. Which should you choose? Weigh the pros and cons, upfront costs and production flexibility, says Aaron Smith, University of Tennessee ag economist. Consider these numbers from Smith.

To learn which factors to consider before implementing a bag system, visit AgWeb.com/grain-bags

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