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The preparation of grain for feeding is one of the most important operations of feed processing. Nowadays, the most widespread way of preparation of grain for feeding is its reduction in size. At the moment the variety of reducing devices is rather wide and is characterized by the diversity of constructive solutions. The choice of the specific constructive solution for the needs of an agricultural enterprise depends on the tasks which are set by the agricultural goods producers during animal feeding. At the same time, scientifically the directions of improvement and modernization of reducing devices are of interest with the purpose of the choice of a scientific research direction. In the article the results of the review of forage grain grinders used in agricultural production are given. The main trends of construction improvement are considered, the directions of the scientific research are defined. Keywords: REDUCTION IN SIZE, GRAIN GRINDER, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, GRAIN SEPARATION, VIBRATION