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 ...

I am sure you have seen large, cylindrical piles on a farm.Those covered in white plastic are fermented feed called silage.It is livestock feed made from grass or corn that has been dried and then ...

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 ...

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 ...

OMAHA (DTN) -- Those who use corn silage to feed cattle need to understand the basics of harvesting the crop as well as recommended storage and feeding practices. Correct silage management will assure ...

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 family of a missing farm worker who clawed through a pile of silage with their bare hands found him dead beneath it, an inquest has heard. Glyn Jones, 54, died on the farm at Brynsiencyn, Anglesey ...

The widow and father of a trucker crushed to death when a pile of silage fell on top of him is accusing the Idaho dairy where the accident occurred of negligence. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By James Redmond, Greeley Tribune The 30-year-old man trapped by a collapsed silage pile south of Johnstown died after he was taken to the hospital. Weld ...