VOLGA, S.D. — Two people were recently killed after being trapped in a farm silo near Volga, adding to a number of grain and forage handling tragedies on farms across the region. According to a ...

Meteorologist Jacob Dickey has a great conversation and a demonstration about grain bin safety and driving safety in rural areas with Sarah Kaper from the Champaign County Farm Bureau Foundation's Ag ...

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 ...

Many of you are aware that there have been several grain bin entrapments in the state over the past couple of months. It’s not a good way to start off the year. In my judgement, these events are ...

ERDAHL, Minn. — Dale and Cindy Ekdahl got into the grain bin safety business more than a decade ago. It started, Dale recalls, after a 13-year-old boy died not far from their farm in western Minnesota ...

The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) and the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) encourage Illinois farmers to review safety practices while working in and around grain bins during Grain Bin ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- With harvest season upon us, residents in Northwest Missouri might frequently see big, silver units while driving down the highway. Grain bins are used to store ...

Since 1964, Purdue University has recorded more than 800 cases of flowing grain entrapments. Many, if not most “non-fatal” incidents go unreported. The U.S. averages 15-20 documented entrapments per ...

The Dover Fire Department says after 5 days of fighting a grain bin fire on County Road 142, it was finally able to ...

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 ...