Queensland producer Wayne Newton, who farms near Dalby, is a good example, noting the technique had surfaced on the back of Queensland grain growers enjoying back-to-back summer and winter crop harvests, plus expectations of another sizeable summer crop continuing to build.

"Last year's bumper sorghum crop left everybody asking 'how we going to store it' because our own storages were nowhere near big enough," he said.

"Then, this flexible system came along which is just a good add-on to permanent on-farm storage."

The noted district grain grower concedes some producers may have experienced "a few hassles" with mice and bird damage, but he says that's just par for the course when learning about any new system.

There's no doubt the immediacy of the silo bag system, which allows it to be up-and-running on a property in the aftermath of a few phone calls, is a huge drawcard, plus they help to maintain the pace of harvest during its busy peaks.

"They (silo bags) arrived at an opportune time and came with good old fashioned back up and service that people in agriculture need," Mr Newton said.

Meanwhile, a recent study funded by the Grains Research and Development Corporation and CSIRO showed how bag systems could improve harvest management, especially in good seasons where crops were likely to exceed existing on-farm permanent storage facilities.

The survey says the use of grain harvest bags on Australian farms is increasing with a reported 500,000 tonnes of grains stored in harvest bags during the 2005/2006 season.

Widespread drought conditions, however, severely curtailed the use during the 2006/2007 season.

Nevertheless, the upside of research into the adoption and use of silo bag technology is said to have been generally favourable with every indication its use will increase substantially during good harvest years.