The idyllic, pastoral image of farm life was shattered over the weekend when a Wisconsin dairy farmer and his 14-year-old son were killed by a grain avalanche in a silo they were cleaning – a ...

Silos are used for storing silage, which is, according to Merriam-Webster, “food for farm animals that is stored inside a silo. ...

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 ...

It is recommended that when a silo is opened for the first time after being filled, to run the silage blower for 20-30 minutes and wear a dust mask or respirator before entering the confined space.

Silage that is harvested too dry can undergo serious storage losses (especially if stored in a horizontal silo) due to failure to exclude air from the silage mass. This allows molding and heating of ...

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.

Losses up to 20% can occur without even noticing. While hay storage losses are often related to moisture, silage losses are often due to exposure to oxygen during storage and feed out.

This is a reminder that despite the work, covering silage is cost-effective. Dairy producers have been putting haylage into bunkers, bags and piles for nearly two months, and ensiling ...

Two people have died after falling into a silage silo Saturday morning near Volga. 2 dead in farm silo incident near Volga . Though it was a hazy day for portions of KELOLAND, ...

Investigators learned the two workers were repairing a damaged roof on top of an 80-foot silage silo when they became trapped inside for unknown reasons.

Silos are used for storing silage, which is, according to Merriam-Webster, “food for farm animals that is stored inside a silo. ...

SIOUX FALLS S.D. (KELO)– Two people have died after falling into a silage silo Saturday morning near Volga. The two were working to repair a damaged roof of an 80 foot silo, ...