Some of the answers can be found at Rabo Bank. You don't actually need to be signed in. Just look up GRAINS for a wealth of information why farmers like to store onsite at the farm during the rain deluge.
Quote But at 14 per cent moisture, this would have been impossible if not for the 3,000 tonne storage infrastructure completed just three weeks prior to harvest Having that on-farm storage was a game changer for us, we got two and a half weeks of quality wheat off and stored on-farm, which would have been impossible to deliver, and if we’d waited until the moisture dropped, we would have run into weather and wouldn’t have even made a start. ”The Bxxxxx’s had long identified the need for on-farm storage, and worked closely with Rabobank to bring this infrastructure to fruition. “Rabobank bent over backwards to make sure everything was in place early to make sure we had the silos by harvest, and considering the uncertainty of physically sourcing some of the materials during covid it was quite a feat, and we were extremely grateful.”
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