Scientists stumped by mysterious methane-packed foam making hog farms explode?

Its M-E-T-H-A-N-E, a gas formed by the decay of pig poop. As it forms it encapulates into the water remaining in the manure, like soap bubbles in your bathtub, making a "'foam". Scientists need to visit the pig farm before it explodes and look around. Smart pig farmers do not "compost" manure from their stock, knowing it makes a stink not worthy of the efforts, and the methane can be ignited. Spread it on the ground and let the sun dry it, which is the manner of dealing with manure since livestock was domesticated. Where did you get this silly story?

Sorry, I haven't time to be more concerned about a problem with pig manure - lots of things to be concerned about.

I'll tell you a story about pig manure. Fellow I once knew owned a large farm bordering a nice Midwestern city that was landlocked owing to rivers that contained it's boundaries. He cleverly sold land to developers, keeping a large portion in the very center of the acerage. After all the houses were built and the community matured into the "desirable" place to live, he decided to raise pigs, thousands of them. He scattered the manure around the remainder of his farm as fertilizer, making the entire suburb a stinking methane menace, with corn about ten feet tall. Eventually the community formed a corporation and bought his farm for what was a lot of money then, a couple of $Million. He and wife bought the home adjacent to the Kennedy compound in Palm Beach, Florida, and retired to enjoy the beach and sunshine. I always wondered if Rose Kennedy invited her new neighbors over for tea or lunch.

I've seen simlar things happen in areas I've lived in!

Never underestimate the smarts of a pig farmer, especially one with a BSBA from the local reputable college. I have to admire how cleverly he made value for his
farm.

One other theory not discussed in the article could be also the potential of Eco-Terrorism too .. (when you go past the rural roads during the daytime, it is quite self-evident where the Manure Piles are .. and where the farm is composting the waste from their livestock. It wouldn't be surprising to find that there's some nuts out there more than willing to place a reactive agent .. into the pile as it composts (since it does heat up .. ).

Couldn't possibly be because they're using gm feed... could it?