What is a green manure? What are the advantages of using a green manure? How to make a green manure fertiliser? I answer ...

The Ohio Department of Agriculture is currently accepting comments on a draft Permit to Install and a draft Permit to Operate ...

Converting waste into ‘biogas’ is a crucial part of Biden’s climate plan – but it can come with some significant costs It’s hard to talk about meat, dairy or egg farming without talking about poop.

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have long wanted to make something out of the millions of gallons of manure produced on the state’s farms. Roger Ruan and a team of researchers have ...

Finding what works best for you in applying manure into your fields takes testing and experimenting, according to University of Minnesota Extension educator Chryseis Modderman. Surface application of ...

A research team reveals that soils surrounding intensive livestock farms can become hotspots for antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), even when fertilizers are considered “low risk”.

Manure is a billion-dollar industry. In North Carolina, for example, the hog industry generates 19,000 jobs and $10 billion a year in economic output, but with pork production struggling, hog farmers ...

Government subsidies helped dairy farmers generate electricity from cow manure, but the novelty is wearing off as utilities pay next to nothing to put it on the grid. This story is the first of three ...

Dairy farms are often portrayed as quaint and bucolic. But on the ground, the dairy industry is among the most hazardous to work in — the combination of heavy machinery, thousands of large animals, ...