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 ...
KCUR 89.3 FM

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 ...
Grand Forks Herald

Recent accidents shine spotlight on grain elevators

FARGO -- Recent high-profile accidents cases have put a regulatory spotlight on grain elevators. Speakers at the North Dakota Grain Dealers Association annual meeting in Fargo talked about a range of ...
inforum

Special report: As elevators change, so do small towns

HILLSBORO, N.D. -- Sixty thousand bushels of wheat -- more than many farmers harvest in a year -- gush from the Alton Grain Terminal every hour at loading time. In less than half a day the terminal ...
WKBW

Judge's decision allows for demolition of the Great Northern Grain Elevator

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Judge Emilio Colaiacovo has issued a decision that allows for the demolition of the Great Northern Grain Elevator. Since the announcement that the emergency demolition permit ...
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,” ...
AgWeb

As Grain Elevators Made Major Margin Calls, Here’s How the Cost Could Be Passed on to You

April into early May was a challenging time for some elevators. As prices continued to climb—corn prices shot $1 higher in just two weeks—some elevators were left with a different scenario: margin ...
Evansville Courier & Press

$20 million-plus new grain elevator in the works for Henderson County farmers

HENDERSON, Ky. − Henderson County farmers for years have longed for a second major grain buyer here to which they could market their corn and soybeans. Having another sizable grain elevator competing ...
The Journal

Grain storage outlook improves for US elevators, but bushels remain elusive

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 ...
Star Tribune

State fund would help Minnesota grain elevators, which are closing at an alarming rate for farmers

The case in Karlstad, Minn., was nearly picture-perfect as far as grain elevator closures go. When the local elevator defaulted on payments in 2019, the decades-old facility still held enough grain to ...
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 ...