The shipping and handling of grain from farm to market was once a very awkward, inefficient process. Grain had to be moved about in sacks, and for longer journeys, it had to be transferred into difficult-to-handle barrels to protect it from the...

Grain elevators are buildings or complexes of buildings for storage and shipment of grain. They were invented in 1842 in Buffalo, New York by Joseph Dart, who first developed a steam-powered mechanism, called a marine leg, for scooping grain out of the...

The Agriculture Department is trying to block the planting and distribution of a long-grain rice seed because it may contain traces of genetically engineered rice, officials said Monday.The department began telling distributors Sunday they must hold the rice seed, scheduled for planting this spring.The seed,...

As a longtime farmer, Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley said he quickly saw the folly of new propane regulations proposed by the Department of Homeland Security.The proposal would list propane as a chemical of interest when kept in quantities greater than 7,500 pounds, forcing a costly...

One of the nation's most wanted fugitives was captured Thursday in Canada, more than a year after the convicted murderer slipped out of a federal prison with bags of mail in his third escape from confinement, the U.S. Marshals Service said.Richard McNair was captured about...

An unemployed young man was found guilty on Thursday of killing his parents and three teenage sisters in what prosecutors said was a plot to get an inheritance.Shawn Bentler, 23, was shaking in the courtroom, with his lower lip quivering at times, but stood calmly...