Two elevator employees say delayed harvest and fall weather
lowered the quality of stored grain which increases the chance for accidents.
Drew Partain is the general manger for Ladd Elevator Company
in north central Illinois. He tells Brownfield corn with a test weight under 52
pounds does not have a long shelf life.
“That’s the stuff that needs to be prioritized for moving out before it gets warm outside.”
Russ Seegers is the facility superintendent for the Delong
Company along the Illinois/Wisconsin border.
