FarmSafe Podcast

S3E6 | Grain Bin Safety, Part 2: Considerations for Preparing Bins for Grain

Published January 24, 2024. Hosted by Libby Presnall.

Episode Summary

In this episode of FarmSafe, we hear from Anita Howard. She lost her 18-year-old son in a tragic grain bin incident in 2019. Anita maintains that it was 100% preventable if he had known what precautions to take. Our experts in this episode are Kristina TeBockhorst and Rich Gassman. Kristina will be our guide through this grain bin series. Rich will appear again too!

Episode Resources

Caught in Grain: Safety Precautions, North Dakota State University Extension

Grain Safety Shorts: Aeration – why, when, and how?, by Kristina TeBockhorst

Grain Safety Shorts: Bin Prep, by Kristina TeBockhorst

Grain Bin: Part 1

Caught in the Grain

Safety Precautions for Entering Grain Bins

North Dakota State University Extension

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Grain Safety Shorts: Aeration

Why, When, and How?

Kristina TeBockhorst

Field Ag Engineer, ISU Extension & Outreach

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Grain Safety Shorts

Bin Preparation

Kristina TeBockhorst

Field Ag Engineer, ISU Extension & Outreach

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