Reed Hostetler, 31, of Marshallville, Ohio, died after a tractor he was on tipped into a manure lagoon at his Fulton Road ...

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 ...

No one should ever enter a manure storage pit - even to rescue a victim overcome by gases - without a supply of air and assistance from a backup crew using a lifeline. Ventilation should be restored ...

Pork producers, commercial pumpers and others need to watch for a layer of foam on the surface when pumping barn manure pits. This foam contains numerous gases hazardous to people and animals ...

A poultry and beef farm at 5967 Depweg Road, Celina, is seeking a five-year renewal for its operating permit from the Ohio Department of Agriculture, according to a press release. At Albers Farm, the ...

According to a information from the Marshallville Police Department, he drowned in a manure pit after the tractor he was on tipped over. His brothers, Aidan Hostetler and Lee Hostetler ...