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Wisconsin farmer, 16 cows dead after being overcome with manure fumes

Written by Teunis Felter

A coroner revealed Tuesday that a Wisconsin farmer and more than a dozen cows died when they became overcome by fumes from a huge manure holding tank.According to WAOW-TV, Michael Biadasz, 29, was found by other farmers early Monday when they arrived at Biadasz Farms near Amherst to haul away manure from the football field-sized tanker. Rifleman said the farmer agitated the tank and that this, along with warm upper air temperatures, created a deadly dome of air.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/08/18/wisconsin-farmer-16-cows-dead-after-being-overcome-with-manure-fumes.html

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Teunis Felter

Teunis Felter has over 20 years experience as an author, editor, and scientist. When not exploring outside, he enjoys reading history, researching genealogy, and civilly discussing politics.