Grain Bin Safety Week could save a farmer near you

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Grain Bin Safety Week could save a farmer near you

- Natalie Wolford

The third full week of February is Grain Bin Safety Week, an initiative sparked by Nationwide Insurance to call attention to the unique danger posed by grain bin engulfment. 

Grain bins present a number of risks to farmers, both during and after harvest. Grain dust explosions are perhaps more notable, but the risk of entrapment poses a more silent danger.

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