An ethanol plant just west of Sioux Center that has operated for an unknown number of years without air filtration equipment on one of its grain bins was recently fined $10,000 by the Iowa Department ...

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 ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Before Indiana farmers get swept up in harvesting corn and soybean crops this fall, they should take a broom to the storage bins where they'll put all that grain, said a Purdue ...

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 ...

The 70s band Kansas sang about "dust in the wind," but "dust" is a dirty word at one Kansas grain elevator and feed mill. The Farmers Co-op Elevator Association in Greenleaf, Kansas, has been cited by ...

OSHA’s webpage on grain handling is designed to provide workers, employers, and safety and health professionals with up-to-date safety and health information regarding grain handling facilities. Fires ...

Sinking Mississippi River levels in recent years have caused grain shipping disruptions, prompting farmers to pursue on-farm grain bins to preserve quality and market potential. "Storage is becoming a ...

Nine U.S. grain dust explosions in 2024 caused two injuries and no fatalities, according to a nationwide annual summary. These numbers are similar to last year's (nine explosions, 12 injuries and no ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — In the 2021 annual recording of nationwide grain dust bin explosions, fewer incidents occurred than in 2020, and only one death was reported. A total of seven explosions were ...