SHEFFIELD, Iowa, U.S.A. — A groundbreaking ceremony was held on April 5 commemorating the expansion of Brock’s LeMar manufacturing facility in Sheffield, Iowa. The expansion and workflow reorganization will help Brock meet the growing demand for the grain sweeps and transport conveyors produced at the plant.

MILFORD, Indiana, U.S.A. — While products typically take center stage at the Farm Progress Show, for Brock Grain Systems, the focus will expand to highlight the most important aspect of their 60+ year business: the Great American Farmer. Brock is turning their 63,000-bushel display bin into a giant visual tribute with a massive 37-ft. by 32-ft. photo of the Jenks family, a sixth-generation farm family from west central Illinois.

MILFORD, Indiana, U.S.A. — Brock Grain Systems recently participated in The Big Give book drive and United Way Week to benefit United Way of Kosciusko County and the Milford, Indiana, area. During the months of August and September, 2018, Brock employees took place in a variety of activities and fundraisers as part of these events to help those in need in area communities.

MILFORD, Indiana, U.S.A. — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue was at CTB, Inc., taking part in an Indiana agriculture and manufacturing town hall meeting at the Milford, Indiana-based company on August 21.

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, U.S.A. — Deb Good, District Manager for Brock Grain Systems, was named the 2017 recipient of the Corbett Award during the annual Exchange meeting of GEAPS (The Grain Elevator and Processing Society).

MILFORD, Indiana, U.S.A. — Brock Grain Systems has received an Appreciation Award from the Illinois Fire Service Institute (IFSI) for supporting the Ag Rescue Program. Brock earned the award and achieved status as an IFSI gold partner by providing a corrugated grain bin model for a specialized trailer for transporting the bin to training events at fire departments throughout Illinois.

MILFORD, Indiana, U.S.A., December 31, 2012 — CTB, Inc. (www.ctbinc.com) announced today that it has purchased the assets of Martin Industries, Corp. and its related subsidiaries including LeMar Industries Corp. (www.lemarindustries.com).  LeMar, headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, is a leading designer and manufacturer of all of the structures and equipment related to loading, unloading and moving grain through a grain storage facility including catwalks, towers, bucket elevators, conveyors and sweeps.  The company also makes temporary grain storage. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A., September 23, 2011 — After more than five years in development, the Indiana State Museum opened Amazing Maize: The Science, History and Culture of Corn for a 16-month run through January 20, 2013.