Prevent barn fires
While we don't hear about barn fires often, they do happen. And when they do, there is usually heavy damage not only to the barn but to attached buildings, livestock, tools and equipment stored in or...
View ArticleLivestock Losses Mount After Wildfires
Thousands of cattle killed or displaced by this week’s tragedy.
View ArticleUse Zone Concept to Protect Home from Wildfires
The zone concept can help reduce the risks of wildfire.
View ArticleFollowing Devastating Property Loss, Documentation is Key to Recovery
When home and property have been lost through a natural disaster, documenting the event and compiling an inventory of lost possessions should be a priority after people and animals have been accounted...
View ArticleHay and Straw Barn Fires a Real Danger
Usually, we think of water and moisture as a way to put a fire out, but the opposite is true with hay and straw, which when too wet can heat and spontaneously combust.
View ArticlePreventing an Unwanted Baler Fire
Author: traceyericksonsouthdakotastateuniversityextensionDry conditions this year in the Northern Plains have reminded many how quickly fires can ignite causing damage, destroying equipment, future...
View ArticleBarn Fire Kills Holstein Record-setter Gigi and 29 Other Cows
Author: wbechtelA barn fire on a Wisconsin dairy killed a record-setting cow and at least 29 of her herd mates.
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