As usual, we are not afraid to swim against the tide and question the economics of certain UK farming practices.

       Floor storage has  become  the norm on British farms,  convenient as  the  handling is ,  it comes at a cost,  both  in  initial investment, and inflexibility of  individual crop specifications. Building a typical floor grain store involves large investment, and in most  cases  interest on  borrowed money.   Not only  does a bin / store  system  offer  far greater crop storage  segregation, matching  crop specifications  to  specific markets, it  also offers  "Bolt On "  expansion as and  when  funds  allow. The  Hopper Bottomed range of stores are of extra interest to those with rented land base, as they are a saleable / moveable asset, with very low  groundwork costs. Loading  and  unloading  are  no  longer  a slow  option,  high  speed  augers  can  achieve  t his  with greater speed and economy than a floor based system. There is no hand shoveling ,  less grain wastage, in both spillages and vermin damage, with more hygienic storage conditions.

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