Manure in liquid pits decomposes slowly ... without agitation to reduce the risk of fire or explosion, and monitor solids accumulation to decide if agitation is advised at the next pumping ...

Good manure management is an essential skill for today's livestock producer. Proper storage, handling, and land application of manure is necessary to utilize manure nutrients for crop production and ...

Smaller than lagoons, earthen pits store liquid manure from one to six months ... A recommended 12-inch grass spillway will absorb any overflow and reduce erosion (Figure 2). Solid manure storage is ...

Reed Hostetler, 31, of Marshallville, Ohio, died after a tractor he was on tipped into a manure lagoon at his Fulton Road family farm.

Wheat fields will be firming up across Ohio and spring top-dressing with nitrogen fertilizer will soon start in the most ...

Hostetler drowned in a manure pit after the tractor he was driving overturned. The Marshallville community has rallied around the Hostetler family, offering support and assistance. A funeral ...

According to a information from the Marshallville Police Department, he drowned in a manure pit after the tractor he was on ...