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 ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
While talking about our upcoming week, my husband said to me, “It’s the time of year that we have to stay positive on the pile.” Years ago, we heard a Sunday sermon during harvest season about staying ...
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 ...
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.
With the limited hay crops in some areas this summer, beef producers may want to consider harvesting corn silage to supplement the cow herd this winter. Corn silage can be a very cost effective ...
After the face of the silage pile collapsed, only the heel of his boot was exposed. Luckily he was pulled out and regained consciousness in the ambulance on the way to hospital. Bolsen—known as the ...
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — The family of a trucker crushed to death by a pile of silage last year is accusing the dairy where the incident occurred of negligence.The allegations are contained in a ...
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 ...