Designed for grain elevator professionals responsible for assessing, managing and maintaining grain quality, including those involved with storing and conditioning, aeration, drying, pest control and mycotoxin management, GEAPS 520: Introduction to Grain Quality Management is now available on-demand.
This course focuses on the management and maintenance of quality grains and oilseeds. It includes lectures on quality factors of value-added grains and oilseeds; moisture content determination; grain sampling and quality standards; quality assured production of IP grains; relationship between air and grain properties; fan selection and operational management for drying, conditioning and aerating grains; grain storability, deterioration and mycotoxins; insect pest identification; pest management strategies for prevention and control; and Sanitation, Loading, Aeration and Monitoring (S.L.A.M.)-based stored grain management.
GEAPS 520 teaches students the basic principles of managing the quality of value-added grains during post-harvest handling, drying and storage. By the end of this course, students will be familiar with different methods of quality control and management systems and understand the grain-grading standards required to maintain quality and prevent potential problems.
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About GEAPS
The Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS) is an international professional association of grain handling and processing professionals. GEAPS addresses the industry’s critical grain handling, storage and processing operations needs by providing networking, professional development programs and access to a global marketplace of industry suppliers.
