HANLEY FALLS, Minn. — In the mid-1950s, Wes Cole remembers riding along with his father while hauling grain to the elevator in Hanley Falls. They used a tractor with an 80-bushel flare box wagon. Cole ...
Author, photojournalist and former Calgary Herald journalist David Bly wrote the historical piece found below in November 2005, looking at the grain elevators that were once found in such abundance on ...
The Ottawa Cooperative Association's grain elevator in North Lawrence is pictured on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. It’s one of the most massive structures in Douglas County and likely the tallest, looming ...
Cargill Inc. started out as a grain trading company by building thousands of elevators in rural areas that farmers could reach in a day by horse and wagon. Today, being close to farmers isn't as ...
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 ...
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 ...
The profit outlook for U.S. grain elevators storing corn and soybeans has improved significantly for the 2023-24 marketing year with buy basis falling and carries returning to futures markets. The ...
The latest report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasts corn production will be up nearly 13 percent from a year ...