Here's your opportunity to help equip your area emergency fire and rescue team. Spring rains delayed planting in many areas of the Corn Belt, setting the stage for a perfect storm of grain-related fatalities. "With the late planting, grain may be stored at higher moisture levels again this fall, similar to 2009," says Bill Field, Purdue University professor and Extension safety specialist. The correlation between wet corn and engulfments and entrapments is clear cut. "When grain is out of condition or stuck together, there's a higher risk," he says.
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