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Farm to Plate: Storage

Some farmers choose to store their crops on their farms in silos, bins, and barns. Other farmers choose to send their crops to elevators for drying and storage. Glenn E. Stewart owns this page.

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Go to the website below, read the information, and answer the study questions in your journal. Be sure to click on all the pictures to get a close up view of the grain elevators.

Go to Grain Elevator

Study Questions for storing

What is the purpose of a grain elevator?
Why would farmers choose to keep their crops on their farms?
What would two advantages be to keeping the crops on the farm? What would be two disadvantages?
Why would farmers choose to send their crops to an elevator for storage?
What would two advantages be to sending their crops to the elevator? What would be two disadvantages?

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Shannon Hudson, 7th grade science teacher at Tuttle Middle School, Crawfordsville, IN BS from Purdue University in 1988 in education; Masters from Indiana Wesleyan University in 2000

"With a dad as a agronomist and a mom that's a great cook (although she would disagree), you can't help but develop a love of nature's complexity, being outdoors, and teaching students that food just doesn' t magically appear at the supermarket."

Ray Sullivan, Certified Professional Agronomist; Volunteer CropLife Ambassador; 2007 CropLife Ambassador of the Year BS in Agronomy from Purdue University

"I grew up working on farms in Northern Indiana and developed a real love for the land and agriculture. Few youth are exposed to farming today. I enjoy sharing my knowledge with them."

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