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 ...

Discover the inspiring story of the Roach family’s bin house, a unique home built from repurposed farm materials and rich ...

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 ...

If grain bins and handling equipment were not sanitized prior to grain fill and the grain was moved to storage without receiving a preventative insecticide application, insect infestations can develop ...

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 ...

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?

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 ...

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 ...

FAULKTON, S.D. - In Australia, David Hedt says, many farmers don't run as many trucks at harvest as in the U.S. Instead, they rely on 4,000 bushel rolling grain bins, called, "mother bins." The use of ...

A pair of researchers at the University of Illinois are urging farmers to prioritize safety while working in grain bins during harvest. Some of the most frequent accidents happen when flowing grain ...

Learn the best practices for monitoring temperature, moisture and humidity to keep stored grain safe and maintain its quality ...

Wet and cold weather in 2019 have created a dangerous situation this year for South Dakota farmers who store grain in bins, heightening a risk of entrapment or death that has existed on farms for ...