NDSU Extension Engineer Ken Hellevang says it doesn’t take long to get trapped in a grain bin. “If a farmer is unloading grain at 5,000 bushels per hour, that’s a few cubic feet per second. Someone can become entrapped in about three seconds,” says Hellevang. “Everyone refers to flowing grain as quicksand and that’s essentially what it is. The grain starts flowing and you can flow with it.” Here’s a few tips for working around grain bins. This farm safety reminder from the Red River Farm Network is made possibly by the North Dakota Wheat Commission, the Minnesota Corn Growers Association and North Dakota Corn Utilization Council.
