GRAIN
Don’t Skip Breakfast
Every morning, I eat my breakfast with six dark brown eyes staring at me. I'm trying to enjoy "the most important meal of the day." The owners of the eyes lick their lips, making me feel a little g...
Posted on 4/5/13 at 1:26 PM
Cracked Pepper and Chives Bread Two Ways
There is nothing quite as satisfying as eating a thick slice of warm homemade bread slathered with creamy butter. For me, the process of making and kneading bread dough, normally a cool-weather activi...
Posted on 5/22/11 at 12:01 AM
Licensed grain elevators increase for first time in 15 years
News release from the Public Service Commission: For the first time since 1995, the number of licensed grain elevators has increased for the current license year beginning Aug. 1. This increase inclu...
Posted on 9/2/10 at 6:04 PM
Wistful Wednesday: Grain Binders
This is an old photo of Far Guy's Grandfather Abbott in the grain field. This photo was marked with only one name, I will assume that he is the fellow in the white shirt and suspenders..the silhouett...
Posted on 8/4/10 at 4:15 AM
Wheat from collapsed bin to be salvaged
The manager of a Minot grain elevator where a 100-foot-tall bin collapsed says he thinks much of the $4 million worth of wheat that spilled can be salvaged.March 26, 2010
Minot grain bin collapses
March 26, 2010
Large grain bin collapses in Minot
A 720,000-bushel grain bin collapsed at a Minot elevator overnight, spilling tons of wheat and knocking several nearby rail cars off the tracks. No one was hurt.March 25, 2010
Man trapped in corn bin dies in Minnesota
WASECA, Minn. (AP) — A man trapped in a grain bin on a farm near Waseca died Thursday after rescue workers were unable to reach him in time.March 04, 2010
Hillsboro company awarded grant
A Hillsboro, N.D., seed company has been awarded a $55,000 grant to study a potential value-added bean and grain facility. Red River Valley Seed Co. is one of seven agricultural firms that will receive grants totaling $193,000 from the North Dakota Agricultural Products Utilization Commission, which approved the funding at its quarterly meeting in Bismarck.By Forum Communications Co. report , February 10, 2010
Little damage from fire
By Keith Norman , January 19, 2010
UPDATE: Fire at Reimer Elevator extinguished
Units of the Jamestown Fire Department left the Reimer Elevator at 9:30 a.m., according to reports heard on a police band scanner.January 18, 2010
JRFD responds to grain dryer fire Monday
The Jamestown Rural Fire Department responded to a fire in a grain dryer reported in Eldridge, N.D. The fire was reported just after 7:15 p.m. Monday.By Sun Staff , January 12, 2010
N.D. corn harvest slowed by grain moisture levels
North Dakota’s corn harvest remains well behind schedule, but recent dry weather has helped farmers make progress. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said the high moisture level of grain across the state combined with the limited capacity of grain dryers has slowed the harvest.November 24, 2009
Missing grain auger recovered
The Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office said it had recovered a grain auger that was reported missing over the weekend. Its owner in Spiritwood Lake, N.D., reported the missing 91-foot Westfield Mk-130 Sunday. Deputies recovered the auger from a farm southwest of Jud. The auger was valued at $17,000 deputies said.By Sun Staff , November 20, 2009
Grain auger theft under investigation
The Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the report of a stolen grain auger. A 91-foot Westfield Mk-130 was reported stolen sometime between Saturday evening and Sunday morning from its owner near Spiritwood Lake. The auger is red and yellow in color and is valued at $17,000, said Jason Falk, detective for the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office. Anyone with information is asked to call the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office at 252-9000.By Sun Staff , November 18, 2009
UPDATE: Three taken to hospital after wet spill
Authorities say a truck spilled a load of wet distillers grain on an eastbound section of Interstate 94 about 20 miles west of Fargo, causing a slippery stretch that sent vehicles out of control and left three people hospitalized.November 16, 2009
Man injured in trailer roll over
A Jamestown man was injured when the grain trailer he was driving rolled near Buchanan, N.D., according to the Stutsman County Sheriff’s OfficeBy Sun Staff , November 13, 2009
Crop prices rise 7.7 percent amid soggy harvest
Crop prices jumped nearly 8 percent in October as rainy weather delayed harvests across the Midwest. Farmers are still getting paid much less for their crops compared with a year ago, when global food shortages pushed grain prices to record highs. But the farm prices of corn, wheat and milk jumped this month, according to a report Friday from the Agriculture Department.By By Christopher Leonard, The Associated Press , October 31, 2009
Bonanzaville gets grain elevator
The Bonanzaville USA museum and historical village at West Fargo has commemorated the agricultural history of the Red River Valley for more than 40 years, but it has never had a grain elevator.October 19, 2009
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