“I had my first wakeup call in June 1974 when I had an accident with the silage blower at the research farm,” Bolsen said. “It was a Saturday afternoon and I was in a hurry, tired and frustrated.

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 ...

ELIOT, Maine — The mailboxes in front of the Raitt Farm are mounted on an old silage blower. "I wanted something different," said Tom Raitt. He installed the old farm machine after taking down the ...

VOLGA, S.D. — Two people were recently killed after being trapped in a farm silo near Volga, adding to a number of grain and forage handling tragedies on farms across the region. According to a ...

It’s not unusual to see ranks of tower silos standing across the rural North American skyline, but the sight of one in Dorset is far more rare. Tower silos started in the USA and came across to the UK ...