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Lockout and Tagout When Working in Grain Bins

Published April 13, 2020

If a farmer has to go inside a grain bin, don't forget to lockout and tagout. “Make sure there’s no way for someone to power anything on,” said Megan Schossow, outreach coordinator, Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center. “Have…

Wear a Mask When Working Around Wet Stored Grain

Published March 30, 2020

With wet corn in storage, there's potential of mold forming in the grain. Inhaling mold spores can make you sick. According to NDSU Extension Engineer Ken Hellevang, farmers should wear respiratory protection "At a minimum, we want to use a…

Wear a Mask When Working Around Wet Grain

Published March 16, 2020

With wet corn in storage, there is the potential of mold forming in the grain. Inhaling mold spores can make you sick. "Wear respiratory protection. At minimum, we want to use a mask that is rated as an N95 or…

Wear a Harness When Entering Grain Bins

Published February 20, 2020

If farmers must go into a grain bin, Rural Firefighters Delivering Agricultural Safety and Health instructor Jim Zwaschka recommends shutting off machinery and wearing a harness. "Use a device you can be retracted with," says Zwaschka. "When I talk about…

Southeast Asia Trade Delegation Visits ND

Published October 17, 2019

A trade delegation from southeast Asia took a closer look at corn ethanol production in North Dakota this past week. The 20-member trade team toured a Buffalo, North Dakota farm and the Spiritwood ethanol plant on Thursday. North Dakota Corn…

ND Corn Council Elects Officers

Published April 5, 2019

The North Dakota Corn Utilization Council elected officers and board members for the upcoming year. Serving a one-year term on the Council are Terry Wehlander of DeLamere as chairman, Jason Payner of Finley as vice chairman and Scott German of…

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Lockout and Tagout When Working in Grain Bins

Wear a Mask When Working Around Wet Stored Grain

Wear a Mask When Working Around Wet Grain

Wear a Harness When Entering Grain Bins

Southeast Asia Trade Delegation Visits ND

ND Corn Council Elects Officers

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