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 ...

In all cases, your local milk inspector should be kept informed of planned manure facility changes. Minimum total space is at least 150 sq ft/cow -- 50 to 70 sq ft/cow ... Pumps and collection pits ...

Ventilation fans that exhaust air directly from the pit reduce manure gas concentrations in the room. When measurements of hydrogen sulfide were taken with pit ventilation during manure agitation, the ...

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 ...

Back in August, a game warden in Pennsylvania responded to a call about an animal trapped in a manure pit on a local farm.

The study, published last spring in the April issue of Nature Microbiology, shows that farmers share microbiomes related to cows and cow manure. Microbiomes are communities of microbes consisting ...

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 ...

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 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 ...