How long can you store soybeans in a silo before they get eaten by mice, mold or mildew?
Seriously? Do you have any idea how large a silo is? Against my better judgement, I'll bite. Silos aren't for for extended long term storage. They are for short to moderate length of storage until you can sell it or the market comes up. That's why you see many silos along railroads. Low oxygen silos will keep your beans longer. Dry the beans and package them in containers where varmits can't get to it. Keep what you'll use as seed for next season. Sell or barter the 95% of the beans left in the silo. Get some cats to take care of the mice or serve the zombies roasted mice. Sow the beans you saved for planting the next Spring and repeat the cycle.
You only need to store them till the next planting cycle with maybe a few extras just in case of crop failure. Almost everyone has enough room in their back yard to grow crops to keep their family from starving.
It is more of a challenge in Norhtern States, but in central and southern areas, high protein grains and some types of beans can even be grown in the winter time.
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When the silo is full of N2, a looong time!