ST. PAUL, Minn. — Manure deep-pits under swine barns in the Upper Midwest are getting full in this time of year, and concern over pit foaming is especially high. Pork producers should be vigilant.

Farm workers are in shock after a man fell into a lagoon of manure and died last week, said local authorities. Gordon Van Baren, 30, was working on maintenance at Windy Ridge Dairy, a farm in Fair ...

Four members of a Shenandoah Valley dairy farming family and a hired hand died Monday evening after breathing methane gas fumes inside a manure pit, Rockingham County authorities said yesterday. The ...

TOWN OF SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. (WMTV/Gray News) - A death investigation is underway after human remains were discovered in a manure pit. The Dane County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were dispatched to “a ...

TOWN OF SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. (WMTV/Gray News) - The death of a 62-year-old man found in a manure pit appears to be accidental, according to the sheriff’s office. The Dane County Sheriff’s Office said ...