A 94-year-old man died in a grain bin incident in Iowa on Monday, officials said. The Fremont County Sheriff's office said Robert Wayne Smith was unloading soybeans in Tabor, Iowa while running a ...

Illinois farmer Tom Ritter was more than a farmer. At 73 years old, he was a man who still lived to serve. “Dad was someone who just absolutely loved agriculture,” says Cory Ritter. “I like to tell ...

In the past several decades, hundreds of injuries and deaths have occurred in grain bins across the country. Few people realize the hazards from flowing grain, including the risk of engulfment, ...

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., ...

Howard Volunteer Fire Department is the winner of the Nationwide grain bin rescue tube contest. Scott Ward, Steuben County Farm Bureau Vice President, said the centrally located Howard Volunteer Fire ...

TABOR, Iowa (WOWT/Gray News) – A 94-year-old man died in a Iowa grain bin Monday, according to the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office. Officials with the sheriff’s office said it appeared Robert Smith ...

A late 2019 harvest caused many farmers to store grain at higher than recommended moisture levels, and that can trigger unsafe conditions when handling that grain. Wet grain increases the risk of ...

Landmark Services Cooperative recently hosted a grain bin safety and rescue training event for firefighters and emergency responders from Cambria and Fall River. Strategies to prevent grain bin ...

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 ...

BRITTON, S.D. — A grain bin accident that took the life of a farmer in northeast South Dakota, in the Langford area on Feb. 8, 2022, is the latest tragedy in a long line of grain handling deaths, a ...