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 ...

A variable year means the managing the grain in your bin could be equally challenging. The longer grain is in storage, the more important it is to look for problems. Here are 13 potential issues, ...

You’re familiar with routine maintenance on grain bins—activities that take about a half an hour—but are you aware of other major problems to watch? While checking for these problems, and subsequently ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As outdoor temperatures begin to warm, the potential for grain storage problems increases. With the likelihood for issues going up ...

Chief Agri has been producing a full line of grain and commodity storage products for decades. In fact, they’ve been serving the agricultural community since 1961 as a family-owned and -operated ...

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 ...

It’s not just corn that’s at risk of spoilage; soybeans can have storage problems too. In a big bin, beans will spoil if they ...

Do you have increasing levels of carbon dioxide in your stored grain? Carbon dioxide is probably the most sensitive indicator ...

As outdoor temperatures warm during late winter, spring, and early summer, the potential for grain storage problems increases ...

If the stored grain is dry, Hellevang recommends periodically running aeration fans in the spring to keep the grain below 40 ...