North Dakota On-Farm Grain Storage Capacity
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1985
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North Dakota State University
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The topic was on-farm grain storage capacity in North Dakota. As farm numbers decrease and average farm size increases, storage capacity appears to show a trend of continued growth. Associated with the greater amounts of grain stored on-farm is the increased time farmers are spending on grain storage quality control and the marketing process itself. This study estimates on-farm grain storage capacity of North Dakota producers based on data collected from a survey conducted in the fall of 1983. A random sample of 4,625 North Dakota farmers (12.3%) was surveyed to obtain information regarding farm location, crop acreages, number and size of storage facilities, stored grain amounts, and adequacy of current storage capacity. Survey results were analyzed by crop reporting district.