Grain Weevil robot takes grain bin safety to new heights The American Farm Bureau Federation has recognized Chad and Ben Johnson of Nebraska for designing a robot called "Grain Weevil" to lower ...

Weevils are grain devouring pests farmers don't want to see in their storage bins.But they may actually welcome a robotic one. "We call this the Grain Weevil because it scurries across the top of the ...

You just need to pop the grains into the freezer right after you buy them. Leave them there for a week — or for good — and it’ll kill any maturing creatures inside the package. Baldwin agrees, ...

Each year, dozens of American farmers are injured or killed after they climb into a grain bin. A father-son duo from Aurora founded their company, Grain Weevil, with one mission: No boots in the grain ...

Corn pits are popular attractions at pumpkin patches and apple orchards, but it sends the wrong message, experts say, when ...

This week on AgweekTV, cattle producers fight to stay in business while asking Congress to help fix the market. Two Nebraska men are inventing a robot designed to make grain bins safer and more ...

Grain storage on the farm remains an important but dangerous task. To preserve quality means someone physically has to climb into bins to check, and on family farms teenagers are often tasked with the ...

LINCOLN, Neb. – Two University of Nebraska engineering students have been awarded a Lemelson- MIT Student Prize for their invention designed to keep grain farmers safe. Seniors Ben Johnson, an ...

The Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge, now in its eighth year, provides opportunities for Farm Bureau members to showcase business innovations being developed for agriculture. Grain Weevil ...

One Saturday morning, years ago, we awoke to a rather horrifying sight: hundreds of little brown bugs pouring out of the pantry cupboard and across the kitchen floor. We’ve encountered ants, pantry ...

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