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 ...

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 ...

FARGO, N.D. -- If you are working with grain, you need to know how to keep from getting trapped in it. A lot of wetter-than-normal corn went into storage this year, and wet corn is more prone to ...

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 ...

Aug. 14—SALEM, S.D. — Among the many hazards found working on the farm, grain bin engulfment can be one of the most deadly. In 2022, at least 42 grain entrapments were reported nationwide, the highest ...

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 ...

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 ...

ALBERT CITY, Iowa (KTIV)— Residents have been dealing with a strong odor for weeks as AgState Cooperative works to resolve a ...

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 ...