Investigators believe a cutting torch ignited dried silage, causing a fire in a silo last week. A Sawyer County Sheriff's Office news release dated Oct. 31 on the fire was issued Wednesday morning. It ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Grain bins, silos and silage piles can be potentially dangerous areas to work on farms. Farmers can reduce the potential danger by wearing a safety harness and using a ...

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 ...

Forage to be stored in horizontal silos should be near 70% moisture in order to facilitate tight packing and air exclusion. Most upright silos should be filled with 60 to 66% moisture forage to avoid ...

Kansasville Fire & Rescue Department said crews were called at around 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday about an elderly man stuck in a silo in the 1500 block of 240th Avenue in Brighton. Additional unites were ...

The tragic deaths of a Wisconsin dairy farmer and his 14-year-old son last week in grain silo avalanche sent a familiar chill through America's agriculture community, whose members know too well the ...

I don’t remember the first time I heard the word "silos’" used to describe groups operating in isolation from each other rather than farm buildings, but the use is increasing. In a recent news story ...

This article has been revised to reflect the following correction: Two people have died. SIOUX FALLS S.D. (KELO)– Two people have died after falling into a silage silo Saturday morning near Volga. 30 ...

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 ...