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Business & Markets
Lawsuits filed after deadly explosion at Tyson poultry feed facility
Two contractors suffered severe burns in a June 2025 explosion; one later died, prompting negligence claims against Tyson Foods and others.
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Brand Insights
Thermal Performance and Gearbox Selection for Grain Handling Applications
SEW-EURODRIVE, Inc.
SEW-EURODRIVE’s Austin Burdette discusses heat challenges in grain handling gearboxes and how proper thermal management can reduce downtime and extend equipment life. 
Thermal Performance and Gearbox Selection for Grain Handling Applications
Association News
US wheat farmers tour South Korea to strengthen export ties
The 2026 U.S. Wheat Associates board team visited South Korea to explore market demand and baking traditions supporting U.S. wheat exports.
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Safety
Contractor rescued from grain elevator roof after becoming entangled in machinery
The worker was injured 50 feet above ground at the Kent Nutrition Plant in Altoona, Iowa, and transported to a trauma center via air ambulance.
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Business & Markets
Record heat expands drought across Plains and West while blizzard brings relief to Midwest
Temperatures soared 20 to 25 degrees above normal in western states, fueling the historic Morrill Fire in Nebraska that consumed 642,029 acres.
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Transportation
US grain rail carloads unchanged at 30,403, up 18% from last year
Barged grain movements totaled 621,300 tons for the week ending March 21, up 30% from the previous week.
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Company News
GROWMARK adds Luckey Farmers as associate member cooperative
The Ohio-based grain marketing and farm supply cooperative, established in 1919, will gain access to FS proprietary brands through the partnership.
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Business & Markets
USDA terminates $300 million in farmland access grants for beginning farmers
The agency issued termination notices for 49 of 50 Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access projects across 40 states, citing lack of progress on land access improvements.
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Worker Safety
Perdue Farms reports intermittent fires at North Carolina feed mill explosion site
Rubble fires continue beneath debris at the Cofield facility where an explosion on Feb. 21 killed one worker and injured three others.
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Company News
Cargill plans to close Dayton corn milling plant by late 2027
The Needmore Road facility employs 230 people and will remain operational for at least 20 months to allow production ramp-down and supply chain adjustments.
Association News
U.S. ethanol industry highlights sustainable aviation fuel potential in Brazil
A U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council official outlined ethanol's expanding role in global sustainable aviation fuel value chains at a São Paulo conference.
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Association News
USGBC hosts trade policy academy to educate farmers on global markets
Event in Austin, Minnesota, highlights international trade impacts on U.S. feed grains.
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Association News
Fuel ethanol conference to feature record 250 presentations across five tracks
The 42nd annual International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo takes place June 2-4 in St. Louis with expanded programming and more than 200 speakers.
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