Farmers in Huntington and Wells Counties in Indiana lost millions of dollars due to the failure of local grain mills in 2020. Now those farmers are speaking out, warning another grain failure is on the horizon if things don’t change, reports WANE 15.
When Salamonie Mills and Agland Grain surrendered their licenses last spring, the Indiana Grain Buyers and Warehouse Licensing Agency collected and reviewed company records to identify farmers who may have been impacted by the closure.
In December, the Indiana Grain Indemnity Corp, distributed millions to farmers of Salamonie Mills and Agland Grain.
Bills authored in the wake of the failures -- House Bill 1483, and Senate Bill 346 -- are currently waiting for hearing in the State House and Senate.
More than 200 farmers and/or groups were impacted by the grain elevator companies’ closures, losing more than $9.2 million dollars. Monday night a dozen of those farmers sat down with WANE 15. Click here to view the report.
