AG Week

With 142 cars, a North Dakota elevator's 8,500-foot-long train is a first for the U.S.

HONEYFORD, North Dakota — The oldest cooperative elevator in North Dakota will go down in history as the first in the United States to load an 8,500-foot unit train. Farmers Elevator Co. of Honeyford, ...
AG Week

Area grain elevators seek new generation of managers

FINLEY, N.D. -- David Fiebiger loves his job and hopes to do it a long time. "This a good fit for me and my family. This is what I want to do and where I want to be," says Fiebiger, the 33-year-old ...
PBS

Canal Winchester’s Historic Grain Elevator

The Canal Winchester grain elevator is working on a restoration and preservation project. The Canal Winchester Area Historical Society (CWAHS) is working on a restoration and preservation project for ...
KBIA

Storing grain at elevators and co-ops is pricier than ever — leaving managers to worry

Private grain elevators and farmer-owned co-ops across the St. Louis region are spending more than ever before to store corn, soybeans and wheat. “It's been a real challenge the last year and a half,” ...
Independent Record

Grain elevators disappearing from rural landscape

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - Grain elevators _ one of the most visible icons of rural and small-town life _ are disappearing or are being forced to adapt to survive due to falling demand and increased ...
Iowa Public Radio

Grain storage costs have soared, putting Midwestern elevators and co-ops in a tough spot

Grain Merchandiser Scott Harre at the Top AG Grain Co-Op in Okawville, Illinois. Co-ops and grain elevators are dealing with high costs to store grain. “It's frustrating from the standpoint you're not ...
BND

Storing grain at elevators and co-ops is pricier than ever, leaving managers to worry

John Logan, a 49-year-old grain operations assistant, monitors grain being dumped into the Top AG Grain Co-Op’s silos on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, in Okawville, Ill. Brian Munoz Brian Munoz Private ...