Grain Elevator Managers Short Course

January 4-8, 2010; course minimum 12 participants
May 17-21, 2010; course minimum 12 participants

Registration Form:

2010 Grain Elevator Managers' Short Course 

IGP’s Grain Elevator Managers Short Course benefits individuals who are responsible for supervising grain managers. The course focuses on the science behind the practices used in grain management. It provides new managers the information they need to correctly interpret the experiences they will have when managing grain quality, and the insight they will require when evaluating the practices used by their predecessors.

Course topics: Personnel management; grain quality assessment; grain handling equipment; grain drying; grain operations costs; grain inventory management; grain receiving and shipping, grain condition monitoring; grain aeration principles; grain aeration strategies; grain fumigation. 

Students receive a copy of the textbook “Managing Stored Grain” upon registration and are expected to know the concepts described therein prior to attending the course. Students are tested on each subject and are expected to formulate and describe in writing the plans they will use to ensure that the most cost-effective practices are used for each elevator operation. Tests and plans are graded. Textbook Chapters: Grain Quality Factors; Physical Processes in Grain Storage; Insects of Stored Grain; Grain Molds; Monitoring for Grain Quality, Grain Condition and Pests; Sanitation in Grain Storage; Aeration; Grain Drying Strategies; Grain Fumigation.

Who should attend: Persons who supervise or who aspire to supervise grain elevator managers.

Registration fee: TBD. Includes textbook and all instructional material, three lunches, and certificate of completion. Housing and other meals not included.

Arrival and departure: : Participants must be in class at 8:00 a.m. Monday, January 4, and will be finished by 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 8. For the May course, participants must be in class at 8:00 a.m. May 17, and will finish at 1:00 p.m. Friday, May 21.

Hotel information and other costs:
A block of rooms is reserved at the Clarion - Manhattan, Kansas, 10 minutes from the instruction site. To receive the group rate of $70/night plus taxes, identify yourself as a participant in the IGP Elevator Managers Short Course when reserving your room.

Clarion - Manhattan, Kansas
530 Richards Dr.
Manhattan, KS 66502
Phone: 785-539-5311
Fax:     785-539-8368
Email:  clarionreservations@hulsinghotels.com
$70.00 plus Tax per night
Meals and laundry: about $32.00 per day

For more information:

Phone: 785-532-4070

Fax:     785-532-6080

Email:  igp@ksu.edu