Tips to help maximise grain dryer efficiency

Many grain dryers have lain idle this year, but not everyone enjoyed a sub-15% harvest – and the next wet summer may not be far away. With fuel prices looking unlikely to fall far, Martin Rickatson seeks advice from manufacturers on maximising efficiency from mobile units.

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Minimise use of fuel to load and unload the grain dryer, says Master Farm’s Garry Ingram.
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Minimise use of fuel to load and unload the grain dryer, says Master Farm’s Garry Ingram.

It may seem a statement of the obvious, but no two years - and no two harvests - are the same. While harvest 2022 may have seen many grain dryers unused, it's not so long since the last wet summer, and...

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