Nationwide and its partners provided life-saving grain rescue tubes and training to 58 fire departments across rural America through its 2024 Grain Bin Safety campaign. In partnership with the ...

UPDATE (8:30 p.m.) — The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office has reported that roadways are still closed after a grain silo failure on Tuesday. According to the Sheriff’s office, officers ...

PUTNAM (25News Now) - The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to avoid Rt. 29 running through Putnam. The sheriff’s office said this was due to a possible grain silo collapse. A 9-1-1 ...

WE DON’T WANT TO USE THESE TUBES. WE WANT FARMERS, GRAIN HANDLERS TO BE EDUCATED SO THAT IF THEY HAVE TO GO IN THE BIN, THEY’RE DOING IT SAFELY. AND WE DON’T HAVE AN ENTRAPMENT. OVER THE ...

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As is the case with farm silos, working with grain bins also calls for safety precautions. Angie Johnson, farm and ranch safety coordinator for NDSU Extension. Angie Johnson, farm and ranch safety ...

Your annual harvest goal: Get grain out of ... restrict access to bins and piles. AGI recommends checking lock-out and tag-out procedures to ensure no one turns on an auger when a person is ...

Every year we hear of accidents involving farmers who are entrapped in grain bins as they try to dislodge spoiled grain. However, these incidents can be prevented if stored grain is kept in good ...

“We stock grain bins so getting them built fast is something we pride ourselves on,” Noll said. “We also stock a lot of portable equipment that includes swing-away augers, truck augers and ...

The Grain Elevator & Processing Society’s annual technical conference and Exchange exhibition is set to take place Feb. 27-March 1, 2011 in Portland, Ore. The workshop, “Bin Sweeps and Bin Entry: ...