PLATTEVILLE – A half-covered silage pile sat quietly at the edge of Twin View Farm on Friday where a mountainous pile of the fermenting feed collapsed and trapped a man who later died. On Friday ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dairy producers have been putting haylage into bunkers, bags and piles for nearly two months, and ensiling corn is but a couple of months away. This is a reminder that despite the work, covering ...

Corn silage making season will soon be upon us. It's important to take the time to communicate with employees proper protocols while making silage, along with safe practices around silage piles or ...

Discussions of safety around bunker silos and silage piles have typically included warnings about overturning tractors, running over bystanders, getting crushed by a loader bucket and other hazards.

FARGO - Just when you thought the dairy economic situation was getting some relief, at least with somewhat lower feed costs, thanks in part to some decent corn silage yields, Mother Nature stepped in.

The 30-year-old man trapped by a collapsed silage pile south of Johnstown died after he was taken to the hospital. Weld County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Cpl. Matt Turner said the man’s name could not ...