FARGO - Recent cases of people becoming ill in Europe from vegetables contaminated with human fecal matter remind producers that handling animal manure safely is important. "Animal manures contain ...

The Dairy Manure Management Planning publication was a joint effort of the Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service and the Indiana Natural Resources Conservation Service. John Pedersen, ...

ST. PAUL -- Sand bedding is very popular with many dairy producers - until it comes to handling sand-laden manure. Sand is very comfortable for cows to lie on in well designed and managed freestalls.

Garden soil will benefit from annual applications of manure as much as agricultural fields do. Good garden practices will minimize the possibility of pathogen contamination. The safest route is to use ...

Flown by Austin Pearson, Agriculture & Natural Resources Educator, Purdue Extension – Tipton County This video displays how manure management equipment is used for educational and marketing purposes.

As we begin our spring garden season, I want to share information over the next few columns on soil amendments. Soil amendments are materials added to soil to enhance its physical and chemical ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Clods of soil poking through the snow show where manure was previously applied to an agricultural field in south central Iowa.

BRUSSELS - Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture are expected to decline slightly by 2025 helped by better management of manure and a drop in beef production, which accounts for half of ...

Marin’s representative in the state Assembly wants to expand a program that awards grants to dairies to reduce methane emissions.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’d told my Papa that someday we’d be talking about GPS, digital scales and variable-rate technology in the same breath as ...

Delaware’s Nutrient Management Law has been in effect since 1999 and requires anyone who applies manure or fertilizer to 10 or more acres or has eight or more animal units (an animal unit is equal to ...

Washington's besieged dairies are testing several promising systems for recycling cow manure, turning it into fertilizer and clean water. To do that, engineers are using processes that range from ...