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HYGIENE, MAINTENANCE AND AERATION: GET HARVEST READY
HYGIENE, MAINTENANCE AND AERATION: GET HARVEST READY

After you’ve toiled all season to ensure the health of your grain, the last thing you want is to load it straight into a grain silo where the risk of insect infestation and contamination is high.

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Joel Murphysilo stairs, sorghum, sealed silo, sealing, silo safety, silo recirculation, silo aeration, silo hygiene, silo cooling, summer grains, silo fans, silo drying, safe silo stairs, silos, silo sealing, stored grain, summer harvest, aeration, aerating, grain handling, grain, grain auger, grain bin, grain grower, grain storage, grain stacks, gas-tightness, galvanised steel, wagga, wagga wagga, wagga silos, grain silos, grain stores, grain bins, grain growers, harvest, harvest transport, harvest logistics, sorghum harvest, corn harvest, CANOLA, WHEAT, BARLEY, albury
GET TO KNOW THE OPTIMUM SILOS TEAM
GET TO KNOW THE OPTIMUM SILOS TEAM

We are a proudly Australian-owned family business, supplying Australian-made grain storage and handling solutions to local growers and the wider grain industry.

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Joel Murphygrain storage, grain handling, grain, galvanised steel, grain auger, grain bin, grain grower, gas-tightness, gg, wagga, wagga wagga, wagga silos, silo stairs, sealed silo, silo safety, silo recirculation, silo aeration, silo fans, safe silo stairs, silos, summer harvest, silo, BARELLAN, BARLEY, bluescope, zero bin entry, cone-bottom, grain bins, hopper-bottom, australian safety standards, aeration, aerating, australian made, australian made silos
OPTIMUM SILOS CASE STUDY: COROWA, NSW
OPTIMUM SILOS CASE STUDY: COROWA, NSW

In 2017, the Optimum Grain Silos and Augers team met Phillip Clifton and his three brothers and father at their property just north of Corowa, to talk about long-term grain storage solutions for the family mixed-farming business.

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Joel Murphygrain storage, grain handling, grain, galvanised steel, wagga, wagga wagga, wagga silos, grain bin, grain auger, grain grower, gas-tightness, grain stacks, grain bins, grain silos, grain stores, grain growers, augers, corn growers, corowa, corowa grower, cyclone, cyclone silos, silo stairs, sealed silo, silo safety, silo aeration, silo fans, safe silo stairs, silos, silo cooling, silo sealing, pest management, pest control, ae, aeration, aerating
LOCAL DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING
LOCAL DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING

You’re considering the installation of a long term grain handling and storage solution. You want something that will streamline logistics, increase efficiency and profitability, and work for you for decades to come. A Cyclone grain silo constructed by Optimum silos, with additional custom-engineered handling equipment, might just be the perfect solution for you.

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THE ADVANTAGES OF CONE (HOPPER-BOTTOM) SILOS
THE ADVANTAGES OF CONE (HOPPER-BOTTOM) SILOS

While we mostly recognise silos as having the 30degree inverted cone top, grain storage comes in a range of configurations; all with their own unique set of benefits. Cone bottom, or hopper bottom, silos - aptly named for their shape, are an excellent choice for growers looking for a smaller storage solution, and are the focus of this article.

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THE COST BENEFITS OF GRAIN STORAGE
THE COST BENEFITS OF GRAIN STORAGE

As every year passes more and more growers are looking to capitilise on price spikes, by investing in on-farm storage. The ability to store more grain will directly benefit the nature and profitability of a growers grain harvest logistics.

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Joel Murphyharvest, summer harvest, grain storage, grain, grain bin, grain bins, grain stores, grain stacks, grain handling, sealed silo, silo recirculation, silo aeration, silo fans, aeration, aerating, wagga, wagga wagga, cyc, cyclone silos, australian made silos, silos, harvest transport, harvest logistics
Aeration and quality control; protecting, managing and ensuring the quality of your grain stores
Aeration and quality control; protecting, managing and ensuring the quality of your grain stores

Silo aeration will provide you, the grower, with a vital tool to ensure grain quality remains high long after harvest, and sees a reduced need for chemical pest, mould and moisture control.

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