Bumper crop

Figures from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) indicate a yield of around 55 megatonnes will be harvested from a suggested total of 22.93 million hectares planted; enough to reach near-record numbers for the second consecutive year.

Of course, in many of the country’s southern growing fields of New South Wales and Victoria, the winter harvest is dominated by grains such as wheat, barley and oats.

But harvesting crops is only half the ordeal, as we know. Following the harvest, farmers must have the correct grain handling procedures in place to maximise their tonnage and in turn, maximise profits.

Geronimo farm equipment sales manager Ashley Webster says there are certain aspects farmers need to consider when purchasing and implementing their grain