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 ...

(Updated from an original article written by Shelby Bollwahn.) ...

Relentless rains this month have caused 17 manure pits at 15 large farms in southwestern Minnesota to overflow, releasing livestock waste into the environment. The overflows, all at open pit ...

The deaths of two men whose bodies were found in a slurry pit at a farm appear to have been "a tragic accident", police said today. The men, who have not yet been named, were discovered at Barnkin ...

The man, along with a woman, were found unconscious in a manure pit. The death of the forty-year-old was noted at the scene. The other victim was taken to hospital. The woman is in serious ...

Normally milk house wastewater and parlor washwater are added to liquid manure systems. Storages below the floor tend to empty well by gravity drainage if the site permits. Pumps and collection pits ...

Ventilation fans that exhaust air directly from the pit reduce manure gas concentrations in the room. When measurements of hydrogen sulfide were taken with pit ventilation during manure agitation, the ...

Adding fresh or composted manure to your flower, herb, or vegetable beds is one of the best ways to improve your soil and grow an organic garden on the cheap. Manure contains nitrogen, potassium ...

A wildlife center in Lancaster County is caring for a red-tailed hawk that was rescued from a manure pit. A game warden ...

"When making compost manure, one needs a pit; in my case one-two metres long, 1.5 m wide and 1.5 m deep," she advises. She prefers the pit method due to its efficiency while managing the compost.

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