Chemicals—from antibiotics used to keep livestock healthy to pesticides that shield crops from insects and other pests—play an important role in modern agriculture. However, many of these substances ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jul. 5—PERU — Adirondack Farms has taken the leap into a new era of farming by converting dairy manure into renewable natural gas ...

Indiana produces about 9.5 million tons of animal manure annually. Manure contains rich nutrients and can be used as organic fertilizers and to produce renewable energy via anaerobic digestion.

The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation is giving interested parties until mid-September to submit proposals for manure management practices ...

Manure is often used as fertilizer, but what if it could pick up a second application before heading to the fields? A dairy farm in New England is experimenting with turning tons of cow manure into ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. The idea seems like a slam dunk, a win-win-win for the environment, ...

Manure has always been a valuable input to agricultural soils in our region. The value of manure has increased significantly in the last few years as the cost of commercial fertilizers has climbed to ...

AMES, Iowa – What does manure have in common with antibiotic resistance? For starters, they both stink, though in different ways. But there might be even more to the relationship than that.

3 hospitalized after vehicle drives through corner of Neenah house NEENAH (WLUK) -- Three people are injured and in the hospital after a car crashed into a home on Henry Street near Winneconne Ave. in ...