Iowa State University Extension cites several cases in Iowa last year of manure pit fires and explosions. The danger of pit fires or explosions is highest during pumping and agitation. Manure in ...

If your operation has more than 300 dairy animals, do not construct any manure handling facilities without first obtaining the approval of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management. In all ...

A drowning cow was rescued from a river by a passing "mermaid" on a 200-mile swim of the Thames. Lindsey Cole splashed into the river in a wetsuit, tail and hat at Lechlade, Gloucestershire ...

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The deaths of two men whose bodies were found in a slurry pit at a farm appear to have been "a tragic accident", police said today. The men, who have not yet been named, were discovered at Barnkin ...

Air inlets that direct incoming air down the wall can therefore increase ammonia emissions into the room. Ventilation fans that exhaust air directly from the pit reduce manure gas concentrations in ...

Charlie the cow decided to take a dip in his family's above-ground swimming pool in Northfield, New Hampshire. Unfortunately, it was too cold, too deep, and Charlie found himself stuck.

A wildlife center in Lancaster County is caring for a red-tailed hawk that was rescued from a manure pit. A game warden brought the bird to Raven Ridge Wildlife Center in Washington Boro after ...

A cow named Charlie was rescued Monday after getting caught in his family’s swimming pool in Northfield, New Hampshire. Northfield police said the cow was safely removed from the pool ...

A FARMER rescued a cow from a slurry pit before firefighters arrived to free a second that had snuck to the back. Crews from Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to a farm in ...