Manure pits are essential to many farm operations, but gases from them can be toxic, incapacitating and sometimes deadly. Four family members and a farm employee in Rockingham County were killed by ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

SPARTA, Wis. (WKBT) -- The Sparta Area Fire Department rescued a horse that was stuck in a manure pit Sunday morning. According to a release, officials believe winds damaged fencing around the pit and ...