First responders credit training from Penn State Extension in the successful rescue of a Pennsylvania farmer from a grain bin last month. Michael Pate, Nationwide Insurance Associate Professor of Agricultural Safety and Health in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences says the incident, which happened in May on a farm in Northumberland County, illustrates the importance […]

An Illinois farmer who was up to his chin in beans in a grain bin Friday is recovering after a coordinated effort by first responders.