Stories tagged with: grain
Thieves Steal Copper Wiring Off Grain Bin
The White County Sheriff’s Department received a call on Thursday July 13th in regards to Criminal Damage and Theft on his property. Sgt Craig Poole arrived at property located off of County Road 1150 E and spoke with Jack Sailer of Carmi who stated... Read More.
Grain Truck Hit By Train In Posey County
A grain truck was hit by a train in Posey County on Monday morning.
Black Township Fire & Rescue said it happened on Indian Mounds Road around 8 a.m.
It happened just north of State Road 62, by Mac Fitness Center & Golf Range.
Photos shared by the... Read More.
Illinois Department of Labor Joins with Farm Safety Experts To Promote Stand Up 4 Grain Safety Week
Small Changes Can Have a Big Impact on Safety
SPRINGFIELD – Every year in Illinois and throughout the grain belt states, dozens of people become entrapped in grain, usually inside a grain bin, and many of those people perish. Hundreds more are injured in grain handling... Read More.
Rep. Bailey Reminder to Farmers on Grain Bin Safety: About 70% of Accidents Happen on Family Farms
LOUISVILLE…State Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) is joining the Illinois Department of Agriculture’s (IDOA) and the Illinois Department of Labor’s (IDOL) efforts to remind farmers and elevator operators about ‘grain bin safety.’ In 2019 there were three deaths in Illinois related to grain bin incidents... Read More.
Crop Insurance Changes for Soybeans and Grain Sorghum
Springfield, Ill., Feb. 25, 2020 – The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) made changes for the 2020 crop year to improve crop insurance for Illinois soybean and grain sorghum producers. It’s important for producers to be aware of these changes as they look at applying... Read More.
Grain Elevator Tops Enfield Village Board Meeting
Grain Elevator Tops Enfield Village Board Meeting
The Consolidated Grain and Barge expansion project has been put on hold as the company that was going to do the work backed out due to the job being bigger than they were capable of taking on and... Read More.