A technology company called TeleSense, says it’s revolutionizing grain storage, which will help add security to the food supply chain. The startup just closed on $10.2 million Series B. financing, led ...

Indigo Ag, Inc., is launching an on-farm storage program for U.S. farmers to enable identity preservation of corn, soybeans, cotton, wheat and rice. Here’s how it works: Indigo partners with farmers ...

For marketability and for shelf-life, keep certain crops out of the same space. Onions affect the taste of apples and ...

The new crop year is underway after months of planting, treating, waiting and praying that the seed planted in the spring will be a bountiful harvest this fall. A crop year in the United States starts ...

Ely’s grain elevator in Guide Rock, Nebraska, is shown on Oct. 10, 2025. The elevator has a capacity of over 1 million bushels across 15 bins, two flat storage buildings and a new temporary bunker.

MACOMB, Ill. — Local elevators across the state are working hard to free up as much bin space as possible before combines start rolling. With a large amount of last year’s grain still in the bin and ...

To handle more grain and avoid high storage costs, Cargill unveils the "Big Bin" model, a rail-side terminal with maximum space and efficiency. John MacMillan, Jr., an innovative businessman who ...

An Iowa farmer walks past damaged grain bins following a 2020 derecho. Farmers across the Midwest have seen their grain bins destroyed or damaged in recent years by tornadoes, derechos and other ...

As farmers harvest another massive grain crop, they’re facing low prices and little opportunity to send their product abroad. Chad Smith has details on the ongoing storage issue. Smith: America’s ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The internationally recognized Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bag, a specially designed bag to prevent insect-caused post-harvest losses for farmers in developing countries ...

MECOSTA, Mich. — For generations, Brian Sackett’s family has farmed potatoes that are made into chips found on grocery shelves in much of the eastern U.S. About 25% of the nation’s potato chips get ...