Once iconic features of the prairie landscape, wooden grain elevators have been vanishing over the past few decades, many lost to fire or demolished due to safety risks. One of the next to go is in ...

Explore the simple machines behind Buffalo’s grain elevators and the physics that power them. Buffalo’s grain elevators changed the world! In this episode of Compact Science we uncover how a local ...

Ely’s grain elevator in Guide Rock, Nebraska, is shown on Oct. 10, 2025. The elevator has a capacity of over 1 million bushels across 15 bins, two flat storage buildings and a new temporary bunker.

The Ottawa Cooperative Association's grain elevator in North Lawrence is pictured on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. It’s one of the most massive structures in Douglas County and likely the tallest, looming ...

Pictured: Viterra’s groundbreaking ceremony for its newest grain elevator in West Texas. (Viterra Photograph) Viterra on Feb. 25 reported that when its new facility opens in mid-2026, it will include ...