Before harvest, 1.3M-bushel grain bin fills with music

Oct 23, 2026
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Grain bin choir — Members of the Webster High School choir perform in a newly constructed grain bin at the Agwrx Cooperative Oct. 7.
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Before Agwrx Cooperative’s new grain bin at its Webster, South Dakota, location received its first bushel of grain for fall harvest, the cooperative invited local students to be part of the milestone in a unique way: through a musical performance inside the empty structure.

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Agwrx bins — Agwrx Cooperative's Webster, S.D., facility.
Submitted photo

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