Grain storage arrangement

An on-farm grain storage arrangement, the arrangement including:

• a generally box-shaped grain storage receptacle enclosing a grain receiving space;
• the storage receptacle including a base, a top, two opposite sidewalls, a first end wall, and a second end wall opposite the first end wall;
• a receptacle support, wherein the receptacle support supports the receptacle such that the base slopes downwardly from the first end wall to the second end wall;
• a grain inlet provided on or proximate to the first end wall for adding grain to the receptacle;
• a grain outlet provided at or proximate to a lower most point of the second end wall for removing grain from the receptacle,
• wherein the receptacle has a storage limit exceeding 45 tons, and
• wherein the receptacle support is selected from the group consisting of:
• a compacted sloping surface,
• a pit comprising a compacted sloping surface, and
• a second receptacle having a footing, wherein a base section at or proximate the first end wall is supported in an elevated position relative to a base section of the second end wall which rests on a different surface, wherein the base of the supported receptacle slopes from the first end wall to the second end wall.