Using manure as an amendment can do wonders for your soil, but only if you properly assess it first and make sure it doesn't ...

Market disruptions from COVID-19 are affecting dairies across the nation, forcing some farmers to dump surplus milk that cannot be processed. As a fat- and protein-rich product, proper disposal ...

In this video, I show and explain how adding a lot of cow manure to a raised garden bed can fix bad soil and make your vegetables thrive! Check out <a href=" for tools such as the Prong I recommend to ...

Apr. 13—As spring and warmer temperatures move northward over Maine, homesteaders are throwing open the doors of barns and coops to take advantage of the fresh air. But as pleasant as that is, they ...

I was asked if manure is the best fertilizer to use. I use it as my main fertilizer and also researched and found it’s popular with gardeners across the state. This information from Steve Ingaham of ...

The turbulent regulatory aftermath of the recent outbreaks of E. coli in spinach and lettuce risks making manure a dirty word and use of manure suspect. In September, E. coli in spinach caused the ...

Regardless of El Nino storms or La Nina droughts, winter often brings one reliable change to Southern California gardens: a brown lawn. Some newer, tall fescue grasses stay green year-round, but ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Meadow muffins, meet Reddy Kilowatt. Let's translate that: Meadow muffins, better known as cow manure, have a future in producing electricity. Gene Pflughoft is the economic ...

Since antibiotic drugs were first used in farm animals in the mid-1940s, a debate has raged about the prudence of this practice. A study published last December in Ecology Letters adds a new wrinkle: ...

About 40 neighbors of the Pine Hill Egg Ranch crowded into the Ramona Library Community Room June 6 to oppose aspects of a manure processing plant permit being reviewed by the Ramona Community ...