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 ...

Farmers who want to avoid the dangers of stepping in a grain bin can now pre-order the device built to do the work of leveling and breaking up crusts for them. La Vista-based agtech startup Grain ...

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 ...

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has identified the grain handling industry as extremely hazardous. Being trapped in grain is the most common type of accident that occurs.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — First responders say the U.S. sees 25-30 grain bin deaths every year — and that number is only rising. And here in Illinois, there have been two incidents in the last month.

The Howard Volunteer Fire Department was recently named the winner of the Nationwide grain bin rescue tube contest, boosting safety for agriculture across Steuben County. Steuben County Farm Bureau ...

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?

SALEM, S.D. (KELO) — It only takes four seconds for an adult to sink knee-deep into flowing grain, and in 2022 there were 15 fatalities from grain entrapments in the nation. Because of this, a Salem ...

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. — A man died Wednesday morning, Jan. 14, after becoming trapped in a grain elevator pit near Devils Lake, N ...