Drying and Storing:
Drying is accomplished through the use of a modified
commercial grain dryer, a perforated wagon box
dryer or a converted grain bin used as a dryer,
utilizing ambient air only for 5 to 7 days until
grain tests below 14% moisture.
Following the drying of the amaranth, the seed
must be cleaned through a fanning mill to remove
chaff and other extraneous materials. It should
be expected that shrinkage of 5 to 7% of field
yield should occur.
It is recommended that the cleaned, dry seed
be stored in 50 lb kraft, multi-walled bags, in
central and lateral, air vented bulk storage containers
or in fiber 2000 lbs totes on pallets. |