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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Above: Purdue student in grain bin rescue simulator. I recently re-watched the 2016 video entitled, “Stop, Think, & Live!” a work about grain entrapment, produced by Posey County Farm Bureau, Inc., ...

CASTLEWOOD, S.D. (KELO) — Farmers have been cleaning up the damage from the May 12th storm and that includes damaged and destroyed grain bins. Grain bins are vital to crop farms and without them ...

Grain bin monitoring technology adoption is driven primarily by profitability, grain quality, and farmer safety. “Farmers have monitored their grain bins for many years – they would open the bin, ...

On a crisp, fall evening, the sun was just setting. The harvest was in full swing. The corn was coming off at 19 percent moisture. The grain bins were filling fast. The wet bin was full, and the dryer ...