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Across the corn belt, more farmers are putting up their own grain bins. In the past year alone, farmers nationwide have added some 300 million bushels of on-farm storage. By storing their own grain, farmers can choose when and at what price they want to sell, and that can translate into thousands of dollars in profit. And this has grain buyers -- like grain elevators and ethanol plants --working to keep their edge in the market.
By Josh Mitchell The supply of goods being shipped by truck has been growing. The American Trucking Associations' index of commercial truck shipments, by weight, rose a seasonally adjusted 6.8% in December from November. The 5.9% increase notched for the full year in 2011 was the largest since 1998. The trucking group attributed the gain to increased manufacturing production and restocking of inventories.
ATCHISON, KS (KCTV) - Demolition work is under way at a grain facility in Atchison where six people were killed in an explosion last year. Officials with Bartlett Grain expect the elevator to be torn down by mid-February. After that, they say they will rebuild. Six people died and two others were seriously hurt when the grain elevator exploded on Oct. 29. Copyright 2012 KCTV (Meredith Corp.) All rights reserved.
SALISBURY -- Brown Road remained closed Tuesday evening to through traffic after a tractor trailer hauling grain overturned, spilling a portion of its load along a section of the stretch. Motorists who live along the road have access, according to the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office. No one was injured during the 4 p.m. mishap. Details of the crash were not immediately available. Read continuing coverage at www.Delmarvanow.com
A Jewell trucking company is on the road to success with the help of Kansas State University's Advanced Manufacturing Institute. Father and son business partners LeRoy and Eric Bourbon used the Advanced Manufacturing Institute's design and marketing expertise to improve the efficiency of their existing business, Bourbon Trucking, and to develop their new business, Bourbon Trailers. Subscribers can read the full article in Monday's print or electronic paper by clicking here!
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