U.S. grain elevators see potential for big profits in the 2023/2024 marketing year. According to a recent report from CoBank, an abundance of corn and soybeans has resulted in cheaper basis and bigger ...

If you’re one of the many farmers storing grain on-farm to hold out for better prices, make sure you don’t fall in the out-of-sight, out-of-mind trap. One misstep could be the difference between ...

The story of the biblical Old Testament’s Joseph, who I consider the first secretary of agriculture, highlights the timeless importance of grain storage during years of plenty to prepare for scarcity.

This story is part of our ongoing series Rethinking Grain Bin Safety, where we're talking with families who've experienced ...

In 2013, Adam Wirtz died on his family’s farm in West Bend, Iowa. Now, the Wirtz Brothers operation has improved safety.

Grain storage presents a constant challenge for agricultural operations across the Midwest. While flat-bottom bins serve basic needs, they create bottlenecks during harvest season when time matters ...

When consumers buy bread in the store, they may not think about all the costs that go into it — like the expense of storing grain. But that’s something farmers and millers think about these days ...

Records are meant to be broken—that timeless saying rings especially true this year—as United States farmers shattered previous marks with a record corn harvest and bulging grain supplies, even as ...

The South Carolina Farm Bureau Marketing Association Grain Elevator completed a multimillion-dollar expansion that nearly ...