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Silo is a storage bin for chopped plants and grains. Silos used on farms allow farmers to supply livestock with nutritious feed all year and to delay the sale of their crops. Silos are also used at grain-handling terminals, where trucks, trains, and ships are filled with grain for shipment to markets.

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