PLATTEVILLE – A half-covered silage pile sat quietly at the edge of Twin View Farm on Friday where a mountainous pile of the fermenting feed collapsed and trapped a man who later died. On Friday ...
Every silage pile poses potential for serious, even fatal, incidents caused by tractor rollovers, equipment runovers, falls from the silage pile or bunker, crushing and engulfment by collapsing silage ...
Every silage pile poses potential for serious, even fatal, incidents caused by tractor rollovers, equipment runovers, falls from the silage pile or bunker, crushing and engulfment by collapsing silage ...
When accessing silos, be aware of toxic gases that are produced during the fermentation process. These gases include nitric oxide (NO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and nitrogen tetroxide (N2O4). These ...
The gigantic silage pile sitting in the feedyard every winter is an accomplishment. It starts with putting seed in the ground in the spring and continues through getting it chopped, piled up and ...
FARGO - Just when you thought the dairy economic situation was getting some relief, at least with somewhat lower feed costs, thanks in part to some decent corn silage yields, Mother Nature stepped in.
Silage time has arrived for many producers. Some producers have been forced to put up silage due to hail but many are considering silage over grain based on economical beef production when feeding ...
GREELEY, Colo. (AP) - Authorities say a 35-year-old man died after a silage pile collapsed on him in northern Colorado. Cpl. Matt Turner, a spokesman for the Weld County Sheriff's Office, says the man ...
VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI -- A 35-year-old Middleville man died after he was buried in corn silage that broke from a large pile at a Hartford area farm. The accident happened about 6:30 a.m. Friday, Nov.
The 30-year-old man trapped by a collapsed silage pile south of Johnstown died after he was taken to the hospital. Weld County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Cpl. Matt Turner said the man’s name could not ...