Rain of up to one-half inch will cover the western and southern Midwest, Delta and the Northern Plains Tuesday. We'll also see some freezing precipitation in the Dakotas. » More DTN Weather Commentary
While most on-farm deaths, such as tractor overturns and power-take-off shaft incidences, are decreasing, the number of children and adults being engulfed in grain is rising every year, reports Bill Field, Purdue University Extension safety specialist. In 2008 there were 34 grain entrapments nationwide compared to 33 in 2007. In five years, incidences increased 33 percent, according to Purdue University's National Grain Entrapment Database.
Randomly pick any five grain and soybean producers across the U.S., and you will likely find five rational, but very different approaches to risk management.