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, ...

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. But sand-laden ...

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 ...

States enforce different winter manure spreading rules from complete bans to slope-specific guidelines for water protection.

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 ...

Manure management planning could prevent fertilizer pollution. But an antiquated system isn’t doing enough to track manure, a ...

Has expertise in soil fertility and soil testing; fertilizer use; farm application of residential yard waste; and integrated crop management. Is conducting a manure composting pilot project at the ...

University of Illinois Extension announces February livestock manager training workshops across seven Illinois locations.

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 ...

A research teamreveals how integrating manure with synthetic nitrogen fertilizers can significantly reduce agricultural ...

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.