Your annual harvest goal: Get grain out of the field in good condition. But what about how well that grain holds up in storage? That’s where an on-farm storage assessment can play a valuable role. It ...

The man fell into a bin of soybeans and became stuck at a farm near Dansville. He was not seriously injured, officials said.

As harvest season quickly approaches, Iowans are reminded to practice safety around grain bins and grain handling equipment. There were nine reported grain entrapments in Iowa in 2022, more than any ...

Something you'll have to do when building a grain bin is lift the bin during construction. You will, therefore, need either a boom truck, crane, large forklift (small bins only!) or jacks designed for ...

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MAHNOMEN Minn. -- "If you get caught in a grain truck, an elevator, or a bin you start sinking right away and it's almost like quicksand," said Becker County Sheriff, Doug Krier. It's death trap, the ...

Grain bin entrapments are so common that some rural fire departments have specially trained teams and customized equipment to rescue victims. When corn or grain trap workers, it is difficult to ...

The commercial grain industry responded to a record number of grain entrapments and deaths in 2010 with more safety videos, publications and training programs. "Have tragic incidents still happened?

Grain storage in U.S. expected to grow 50 percent in coming decades Study%3A 74 percent of grain entrapment cases between 1964-2008 resulted in fatalities College curriculum on grain management in the ...

Last year, more than 30 farmers were trapped inside grain silos in the U.S., according to Purdue University, but a new robot could help keep them safe. A few times a year, farmers have to do a ...