Grain Handling

With harvest season approaching, Kinze Manufacturing offers maintenance recommendations to ensure that grain carts will be field-ready this fall.

It’s important to check grain dryers prior to the harvest season for any wear or tear that could affect safe and proper operation this fall.

Variability is one way to describe the 2022 growing season. “It’s really the story of variability because it depends on where you’re at and if you were lucky enough to catch some rains,” said Jared Goplen, agronomy manager at Wyffels Hybrids.

GrainVue continuously monitors the condition of crops stored in grain bins and controls the aeration system. “Farmers have to make the decision every day to run the fans or not when they have a crop in a bin,” said Greg Trame, director of technology sales for GSI.

A northern Iowa farmer spent a night trapped in a grain bin before crews rescued him. The farmer became trapped in the afternoon by grain in the bin on his farm in the Ackley-Iowa Falls area, according to the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier.

Although he has not found tar spot in his cornfields yet, Steve Pitstick will spray a fungicide for prevention of the disease. “We’ve had tar spot since 2018,” said Pitstick who farms about 5,000 acres of corn and soybeans near Maple Park in northern Illinois.

The Ogle County Farm Bureau Young Leaders through financial support from COUNTRY Financial recently donated grain bin rescue augers to three area fire departments serving Ogle and Lee counties.

The Indiana Farm Management Tour is coming to Tipton and Clinton counties July 19-20. Guests can learn about farm and crop management techniques at the free event, held in conjunction with the Master Farmer Reception.

As outdoor temperatures warm up, protecting the quality of stored grain is especially important. Greg Trame, director of technology sales for GSI, offers five tips for farmers to properly manage their grain bins this summer.

Farmers work hard all season to get the most yield on every acre. Jay McGahey, GSI regional sales director, said a well-planned grain system is essential to protect stored grain quality, promote efficiency and help avoid any safety issues.

Rescue crews called to a grain bin in eastern Iowa found a man dead, buried under 10 feet of corn, authorities said.

There’s a good reason your grandpa’s hog barn wasn’t built close to the homestead, or why a line of evergreen trees was planted on the border of the family farm.

Anita Howard lost her 18-year-old son Colten in a tragic grain bin engulfment accident in 2019. Howard’s story is tragic — but she shares it in hopes that even one life might be saved.

Anita Howard, mother of a grain entrapment victim, is on a mission to spread safety awareness. The best way to do so, she said, is to talk about safety.

Kinze Manufacturing is launching a contest to find the company’s oldest grain cart that is still running, with prizes that include meeting the company’s legendary founder.