New grain bins? Let’s talk about it.

[@marioescanuelas8167]

A KZbin farmer talking some actual dollar amounts regarding the business. I like it. Very informative Brian. Thanks.

[@BriansFarmingVideos]

It’s all about keeping it real.

[@burnleystarman2294]

Your support for blind barbers is admirable. Happy New Year. All the best.

[@stevebiddle8912]

Good morning from Oklahoma. Thanks for sharing your vision for the future. Have a great week and stay safe.

[@69dblcab]

Thank you for the insights and plans. Yall stay warm and safe.

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

It's pretty tough to plan 10 years out, especially in a down market. You have to keep in mind that bin life can exceed 20 years or more, so a 10 year plan is never enough. Best way to think is what you can afford half of in a down market, and finance the other half for a 5 year note. But you have to do the numbers that work for you. 👍👍

[@dmk1529]

It is always interesting to hear what other farmers are thinking. We are kind of in the same boat. Thank you for your time.

[@farmerwoody]

Love the bin setups!!! We are planning on putting up a new bin this year. Bins are one of the best investments for farms

[@jerryfish1303]

Good morning Brian I hope you make your goal and I believe you will. You’re a hard worker. Your whole family are hard workers. Good luck.

[@brianhansen826]

I've hauled out of a lot of places and I would put it directly above the pit. If you overload a truck it's easy to dump some back off and it makes blending a breeze.

[@stacymontgomery7879]

Add height to your 48 ft bin if your foundation will handle it. We did it with smaller bins and saved a bunch of money.

[@P_Rund1952]

I am about your Dad's age and started sweeping out bins in 1964 when my grandfather put up some of the first in our area, 2 10,000 bu. with bin dryer, and a 3rd bin a few years later. The only regret with bins over the years has been underbuilding the grain systems. I would wonder about using the older system for beans (if that is practical) and maybe for overflow corn storage, even if it meant hauling dry corn from the newer system to fill leftover space in the old bins. Drying floors are a big help for longer term storage, and for drying or rehydrating beans. That is a smaller investment, especially if you can do some of the work yourself. An overhead bin is wonderful, but yes it is expensive and may be hard to justify with current prices and what might be happening in the next few years. Good luck, it is enjoyable to listen to your thoughts on future plans.

[@mikewilliams4297]

I worked at a small Grain Elevator afterI graduated high school. We had overhead gravity fed over our pit very handy loading,and blending. Our pit building was open to the east and west that helped shield us from the cold northerly winds in the winter. It’s hard to think of everything but I sure you’re viewers will help give you some good insight for your project. God Bless the Browns.

[@davidkimmel5153]

Great job explaining your thoughts

[@mikep7324]

Put it over the drive thru and pipe thru the roof. Will reduce yard footprint and filling will protect during bad weather.

[@brent9393]

And gets it back to the drag to blend or transfer to other bins

[@agger838]

The dust inside would be so bad you couldn't see loading

[@tonymckeage1028]

Great Video Brian, A low yielding year is not the time for capital expense! , thanks for sharing

[@roziershaun7243]

Thank you! In need of one of your vids right now!

[@Manoffire260]

We decided to hold off on ANY investments for the foreseeable future. The renewed talk of tariffs as well as subsidies possibly going away is making any type of planning difficult. Non-farmers have no idea how difficult it is to see the future - you put seed in the ground with no idea what the markets will do

[@Tractorgal]

We are doing exactly the same. There is too much scary talk from some of the ones chosen as incoming that have no idea what we go through. Just because you are a billionaire, doesn’t mean you understand American agriculture… 😮

[@Wyomingfarmer]

Grain storage if it can be done financially is probably a good way to go, if markets go where we think they're gonna go

[@toyfarmer70]

You could build another hoop barn. The same size as what you have with 4' walls would hold 35000 bu. Use lime to pack for the floor keeps it cheaper. Use it for cold storage when not using for grain.

[@robertverhulst438]

After reviewing several years of yield maps, we decided to do more field tiling this past fall. We feel we will get just as good a return on that right now. After all, if you can't grow it, you don't need to worry about storing it. Our on-farm storage almost matches up with our production at this time, but we do hope the tiling will make it so we will add more storage.

[@randydunn2110]

Great video. Happy New Year to you and the family.

[@BriansFarmingVideos]

Thanks. Same to you

[@peterkulick1407]

Good video,, everything is crazy money today,, good job 👍

[@America-First2024]

Mornin and Happy New Year!!

[@SteveNicoson-u1i]

Thanks for the video Brian. Thanks for going over future plans for your bin systems. Cost is always a consideration and having land space is the other consideration. Not easy to put a bin here and there if they don’t work together. Was an interesting discussion Brian. Was wondering if I could ask a question. You and dad seem to work on the future plans and your brother seems not to be in the discussion. He prefers it that way??????? Thanks Brian. The Iowa farm boy. Steve.

[@brucefelsch6169]

Take a look at Bridgeview overhead bins. They were definitely more cost efficient when we did ours a dozen years ago

[@shaelondekok7842]

Would it be cost effective to buy a generator to run the new dryer at the old site

[@ashlandgunclub1000]

If you put in an overhead keep in mind that if it’s over your pit you can recycle the overhead straight into the pit.

[@alfredomarotta6604]

Good luck with your visions, hopefully sooner than later. Thank you for feeding us.

[@bobwaldner6332]

make sure the over head bin can drop strait down in to the unloading auger with out a truck under

[@marytriplett]

Another excellent video.

[@AaronKnutson-u6k]

DSH dust suppression hopper from Sioux steel. Looks like it would work well for you

[@muztbnutz4306]

Happy Happy morning Bran. Great to see you again.

[@jarrodwemhoff7270]

Kinda in the same boat here. Got 75k on rented farms and they are all in bad shape as far as concrete goes. Could use a little more storage space for the acreage. Would love to put in a 130k bu bin leg and 1100 bu pit. Got to get the electric there first and I’m sure it will be expensive. Swing augers are stupid expensive and don’t last. It’s always something.

[@davidevans474]

One step at a time friend you’ll get there in time take your steps 😊

[@taylor11089]

I wouldn’t go smaller than a 54’ for that Spot. There are A LOT of Deals on Bins that have been Bought by Bin Dealers (at OLD Prices) that they are Looking to Sell for Far Less than 3.00 a Bushel. You can’t be Picky on Brand, Brock, Sukup, Sioux, and Superior ALL make GREAT Bins! Get a Generator for the Old Facility so you can hookup the Dryer over there. That will be your Cheapest Option.

[@dougzieman1204]

Put up a big bin and forget about that other old site.

[@LawsonLyons-j9b]

Well I think you got the right idea I'm sure you know where you're at with it I just hope you don't end up in the same spot where cold the cornstarch is with his sight

[@GIANTDIGGER]

Glad to see this video Brian

[@mowerjeff8990]

If you need storage in a pinch. You own dump trucks and loaders. Dump it in the fertilizer hoop building and haul it out first.

[@jonthanhanson9163]

Would a generator work at the old bin site

[@danielrandolph9170]

I hope yal have better luck with your new grain bins then Cole the corn star family experience.!!

[@_Ben4810]

They brought that disaster completely upon themselves....They thought they could build it cheap by simply letting sub-contractors do their thing, with no site project manager, no approved sets of engineering drawings, no regular or milestone inspections of works, no formal completion, handover & commissioning of the entire set-up...What a bodge job...

[@timdisbro6838]

​​@@_Ben4810is Cole The Corndog still selling small bags of dirt from his field to repair there bins,that's when I unsuscribed

[@bobearl7859]

Add rings to your smaller bin

[@timharmon458]

Thanks for the video.

[@TheGrumpyFarmer]

Last year unfortunately storage didn’t pay but generally 8 out of 10 years it does

[@farmerwoody]

That’s the truth!!!

[@scootersl]

if you went with a big bin on the new site, could that help you in getting away from using the smaller old site? plus where would you place a wet storage for the dryer?

[@richardtoso4132]

Put up the big one and Less usage of the old bin site? Can use the smaller bins at the new bin site for beans

[@paullynch277]

Hi Brian, Curious to know would it be possible to add rings to existing bins to increase your storage? If all the bins are raised and the tower leg is moved upwards to at same time, would that not solve your issues of storage capacity in the cheapest way?

[@RonsHorse]

With everything you bought in the last 4 years , I would say lay low for a year are 2

[@dirtdevil70]

What ever you do plan for the future.15-20yrs down the road, not 5.

[@Zeke-yv3nw]

Nice ideas!

[@andrewengland971]

I actually do wish I was a farmer. I find it so incredibly interesting but unfortunately doesn’t seem worth getting into.

[@justincase2830]

You will need some starter fluid!

[@jamescrosson2005]

How will this tie into your current setup? and the leg?

[@allansm555]

Solar panel’s to try save on electricity.

[@garysavage5675]

When building you should always build for the future the first time round. otherwise in my head your paying for it all over again in the future.👍

[@michaelsimmons8113]

Hi Brian, what about grain bag near your home idea for deer shooting win win 👍👌

[@johnlascelles2916]

Brian, is it possible to add more rings to the bins you have to get more storage?

[@farmerwoody]

Yes you actually can but the concrete pad of the bin has to be able to handle the extra weight.

[@agger838]

​@farmerwoody wen we built some bins we planned for that with the concrete but after pricing it, it was more economical to build new lol

[@ryanc8188]

So why not get a bin like welker and mike have for their fert bins for now and use it as a surge bin to have then you can still put the big bin in later. Since you have to tear the floor apart in the old place why not put in like a conveyor and then dig a big ol sump somewhere for all the water to go so you can more easily pump it out.

[@Scotthobart1086]

another great video

[@Pigpen1202]

Here in Michigan it isn’t easy to get new property. I don’t know about your area

[@katman7777]

Happy new year

[@mw3bb9]

Don’t forget about interest on the bin and interest on the grained stored. No idea if you have an operating line of credit. Storing grain and collecting interest on that isn’t fun either.

[@justincase2830]

Yes, the cost of money, whether It"s your own or the banks needs to be factored in with Brian's analysis.

[@batman1989keaton]

Man I understand, seem like the older I get. The worse my left handed chicken scratch gets 😂

[@craigsaunders1728]

Two thumbs up.

[@frankscruggs4749]

Good video.

[@thelunatick1993]

Is the overhead for staging the dryer or for unloading to deliver?

[@brianwilton8555]

great video

[@7bmoose]

Hopefully some day!

[@williamhamill813]

Trump does not seem like he will be good for grain prices or inputs. I am tightening up and not spending.

[@_Ben4810]

He killed the soy bean export trade nigh on immediately...Brazilian farmers were grateful & have never looked back since.....

[@douglaskuhn3781]

For a good cheap 'rat wall' use sub grade treated plywood 24" deep.

[@davidsimpson9849]

When's Dad gonna be back in the D9 love the channel Brain 👌👍

[@joelmoody1569]

It's a D8 not a D 9. It's Brian not Brain.

[@cameltanker1286]

Why spend $3.00 a bushel when you can spend $.30 a bushel with a temporary storage bag for those times when you are in over capacity.

[@thomaswoods8578]

Mornin! Looking forward to muzzleloader result?

[@BigTader]

Brian does BJ own any farm land like you and Kayla have and you talk about you and Kayla put up a grain bin or doesn't he have interest in owning farm land? And I do understand it's a family farm but most of the family farm together and the sons and daughters buy land of their own to farm.

[@BriansFarmingVideos]

Dad and I farmed together but separate for years before we formed a partnership when bj started farming. Bj dad and I bought 80ac together a few years ago so he owns a 1/3 of it

[@moonlustmoonlust2935]

I want new bins and I want them now

[@kevingamoe9375]

A pit and scale combo would be sweet

[@gregcatlett1458]

Thanks 👍

[@hfff1]

Brian, do you have any side load out chutes at the new facility? The Ivers have installed a dust/bees wins collection system.

[@LtColDaddy71]

What I can’t get over is how farmers look at spending money. They see towering monuments to their hard work. I see it as my money being sucked away by others. You do have to spend money, no doubt, but it requires very unemotional analytical skills. Whatever you build is going to be outdated or your needs and wants will completely change in 15 years. I did not have bins for a LONG time. I ag bagged. When I did start putting systems in, I either paid cash for them, or had the cash and used a USDA low interest loan program.

[@larrybg9293]

Good stuff

[@truthandfreedom885]

How far apart are the two bin sites?

[@BriansFarmingVideos]

8 miles

[@daohnstad]

With so many farms putting up bins do you think that one day that ROI will be harder to reach? Maybe not even in our lifetimes. As in, nearly every farm being able to store grain and removing the highs and lows from harvest time because there wouldn’t be such a dump on the market at once? Non farmer asking for my own curiosity.

[@alanb9337]

If any money is to be spent it might only be in the direction that at least maintains the quality of the stored product and for the safety of the sites. Such as the circular stairs for the wet bin at the new site (and maybe a laser level system). Pumping in resin/ foam (if that is the appropriate technique) for the under-mined areas (at the old site) with the best concrete repairer you can find. Maybe digital onboard truck scales with a connection to a mobile phone app for at least one truck/ semi-trailer. Brazil has 116 million acres of soybeans in the ground. (report 31st December, 2024). Diversification ideas? Miniature F1 Wagyus?

[@marksmith8163]

What about something like a large auger bin? No space that's permanent, you can use as a temporary due to economy and agricultural market.

[@DeanHill-v3w]

Take your government $$$ and build that big GSI bin

[@billbooth4147]

Well dang we didn’t get a ride along in the ranger

[@coxlandscapinglawncare8124]

Hey Brian isn't GSI what Cole the corn star had put in that got screwed up.

[@mikekment-y4k]

Please put in a good foundation Dougo knowns how to build a good grain bin. thank you

[@jeffshiner6087]

I know it's not what was meant here, but the picture at 2:10 showing a Drive Through makes me feel like adding a McDonalds or a KFC on the grounds would be pretty awesome :P

[@roziershaun7243]

With 1000 more acres of corn, would you stay 12 row corn head? Or go 16 row or 2 12s?

[@timothysand5062]

The snow melted already?

[@BriansFarmingVideos]

Filmed before the snow

[@rickcampbell4920]

Consult with the contractor that Cole used for some good advice on bins? It's obvious you guys have made good decisions over the years. You will figure it out when the time is right.

[@_Ben4810]

The words ''Cole'', ''contractor'' & ''good advice on bins'' is a warning to all farmers...! 😆

[@bigthumperfoot]

The place you share ownership of, does the partner ever use the facility? Or they part owner cause they own the land and the facility and you just bought in?

[@timsullivan8708]

So does the other owner use some of the bins at the old site?

[@BriansFarmingVideos]

We farm her shares of the farm and her grain is stored in them as well as ours

[@brienhansen8006]

I'm sure it be alright get your Utub pay for your bin

[@jaybernieschoep]

how is squoishy ?

[@BriansFarmingVideos]

Good

[@michaelsurratt9593]

I was hoping since you announced the work at the facility and I noticed the signs had been taken off the building(s), that you had been able to buy it outright. Again, only the Brown’s can make the decisions about your business. Not people on KZbin.

[@johnterral185]

Ever thought of a stationary diesel generator

[@joshcrd7925]

The cost of the gen set and fuel for a year would probably cost more than updating the electric service

[@larrykluckoutdoors8227]

Can’t you build one half the size of the big one you want. When ready just jack it up and add on

[@ThomasDrehfal]

What are the odds of you picking up an additional 1000 acres in the next few years?

[@Treefarmer1984]

Just curious, who owns what on Brown Farms?

[@adamfisher6709]

Just curious what kind of question is that?

[@terryc47]

Great question. Also interested in farm succession plans also.

[@Treefarmer1984]

@ You have reading comprehension problem?

[@joshcrd7925]

Not really any of our business

[@Treefarmer1984]

@@joshcrd7925 , this is a public domain, questions can be asked. Do not read them if you are offended.

[@brandonhenke7116]

What about a used bins