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“If you get caught in a flow of grain, the probability is high that you’ll die,” says Bill Field, the Purdue University researcher who has tallied U.S. grain-entrapment accidents since the 1970s. “They find you later that night when you don’t report for dinner.”...More

Every farm should have a disaster plan to protect assets from natural disasters and other emergencies, says Steve Cain, a Purdue Extension disaster communication specialist. Producers should develop a disaster plan also as a way to find potential problems that could prove to be costly in the event of an on-farm emergency, says Cain, who also serves as the homeland security project director for the Extension Disaster Education Network. "Creating a plan helps producers find risks they may have overlooked or not thought about," he says....More

If you thought you were a quasi expert on something as simple as tractor tires, maybe you should think again. There’s more to know than you might think, and it could affect your tractor efficiency and power when you pull into the field this spring....More

When it’s time to get out to the field with your newest crop production innovation, Corn & Soybean Digest (CSD) editors would like to be right there with you to see what new or different ideas took shape during the winter. If you or someone you know has built or modified machinery, we’d like to hear from you....More

The crop-canopy sensor concept is intriguing: Establish a small reference plot with more than enough nitrogen (N) to produce a healthy green canopy, then scan the entire corn field. Wherever corn falls short of that ideal green, apply N....More

In a three-week period last summer (2010), seven people died in grain bin engulfments in the Midwest. This tragic loss of life led to the formation of the Grain Handling Safety Coalition (GHSC), a consortium of public and private organizations who hope to work together to reduce or prevent grain bin accidents and fatalities through education and outreach....More

When you watch Bryon Kittleson plant corn you almost do a double take. He’s pulling two 12-row planters, one in front of the other, and he’s planting in twin rows....More

  By adding plastic grain storage bags to his on-farm storage space, Ben McClure is expanding his ability to add another 55-65¢/bu. to his corn sales. And his brother Joel is storing 160,000 bu. in bags lying beside center-pivot circles, saving him countless hours of trucking grain 10 or more miles to town and not waiting on elevators to open at their convenience....More

Today's large grain augers can transfer from two to four times as much grain as augers of the past. Your body can become completely submerged in about 8 seconds, leaving you helpless....More