Grain bin monitoring technology adoption is driven primarily by profitability, grain quality, and farmer safety. “Farmers have monitored their grain bins for many years – they would open the bin, ...

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 ...

The recent death of a 66-year-old man who became trapped in a grain bin in Bridgeville, Delaware, is a reminder of the need ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. EDGEWOOD — Grain bin fatalities are a leading accidental cause of premature death among farmers. According to Purdue University, ...

VOLGA, S.D. — Two people were recently killed after being trapped in a farm silo near Volga, South Dakota, adding to a list of a number of grain and forage handling tragedies on farms across the ...

QUAD CITIES, Iowa/Ill. (KWQC) - Last month, a person died in a grain bin accident in Granville, Illinois. Now, new data suggests these types of accidents are on the rise and experts say almost all of ...

Rescuers freed the man using a grain bin rescue system, after which he was able to climb out of the bin "under his own power” ...