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 ...

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.