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 ...

A 29-year-old Wisconsin man died Monday after inhaling toxic fumes while cleaning out a manure tank on his family farm. At least 13 cows also died and others were sick, according to a county coroner.

Three brothers — Gary, Todd, and Brad Wuebker — were fixing a pipe in a manure ... warning said. Read next BI Tech Memo Where Big Tech secrets go public — unfiltered in your inbox weekly ...

Bridgewater, Va. – Deadly methane gas emanating from a dairy farm’s manure pit killed five people – a Mennonite farmer who climbed into the pit to unclog a pipe and then, in frantic rescue ...