The devastating results of fire can include death, serious injury, financial loss, property damage, business interruption and production downtime. Grain dryer fires are one of the most significant ...
NICOLLET, Minn. — Farmer Warren Krohn was looking to update his LP-fired corn dryer after he switched from growing corn and soybeans to producing only corn. He wanted something that would be more ...
While some Illinois corn growers are heading into harvest early, others are telling Ken Ferrie their corn is drying slowly in the field – they’re seeing moisture levels drop only one point per week.
A grain dryer fire at a Michigan farm destroyed about 4,000 bushels of freshly harvested corn. Firefighters from multiple departments battled the blaze for about 10 hours. The fire was contained to ...
UPDATE: WLNS 6 News’ Kyle Makin reports Leslie Fire Department has arrived on scene to assist with containment efforts. LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Fire crews are on scene at a grain dryer fire in Vevay ...
A fire at Olsen Crop Services, LLC, on Viroqua’s north side late Wednesday, Dec. 9, and early Thursday, Dec. 10, destroyed the facility’s grain dryer. The Viroqua location manager for Olsen’s, Jay ...
JANESVILLE, Wis. — A corn dryer caught on fire at Metcafe Brothers Farm on Saturday evening causing around $420,000 worth of damage to property and corn. The Janesville and Milton Fire Departments ...
GOODHUE — A temporary shutdown of large grain dryers in Minnesota was just the latest setback in a farming season plagued with them. Allison Trouy, media relations manager for Minnesota Energy ...
KENT COUNTY, Mich. — There was a fire at an Alpine Township farm Wednesday night when a grain dryer caught fire. Lieutenant Brian Stalsonburg with the Alpine Township Fire Department said the fire ...
What looks like ordinary wear is turning into a much bigger problem as rust starts taking over the corn dryer. Fixing it now ...
DAMASCUS — The cause of a fire in the grain dryer at Witmer’s Feed & Grain on Front Street early Sunday has been deemed undetermined, Damascus Fire Chief Derek Day said. Damages have been estimated at ...