More information: Sailesh Sigdel et al, Can manure application method and timing with cover crops reduce NH 3 and N 2 O gas losses and sustain corn yield? Agronomy Journal (2024). DOI: 10.1002 ...

Researchers have now come up with a technique to turn cow manure into industrial-grade cellulose fibers, which are woven today to produce paper, textiles, and food packaging.Cellulose, a natural ...

Farmers and a company that want to build a manure digester in Winneshiek County will reapply for a permit because the county lacked state-mandated rules when it was first approved.

Methane containment materials cover a manure lagoon near an industrial feeding lot near Powersville, Missouri, on July 7. (KC McGinnis/For The Washington Post) A state climate program helps ...

A couple who started experimenting with bioferts five years ago say while it takes time to produce, the results and savings have been worthwhile.

Iowa has permitted 15 new digester facilities since 2021, when the Legislature passed a law allowing animal feeding operations with digesters to exceed the state’s limit of 8,500 animal units.

The annual winter manure spreading ban is in place now and runs until April 1. During the ban, you can’t spread manure, compost or spoiled feed on agricultural fields.

Farms also may give or sell the manure to another company or to the public. For example, Hillandale Farms Conn in Colchester, owned by a Gettysburg, Pa., farming operation, houses more than ...