I then fill my manure cart with as many fresh cow pies as I can comfortably pull to where I want to spread it. Stirring with a hoe, I then add enough water to make a spreadable slurry. Once it’s ...

Cow manure may soon help tackle pollution, greenhouse gases, and waste management issues—all while producing a versatile, eco-friendly manufacturing material. Researchers at UCL Mechanical ...

It might not sound glamorous, but cow manure could soon be the unlikely hero of sustainable manufacturing. Scientists have discovered a way to transform cow dung into cellulose, one of the world’s ...

Making fibres from cow dung is possible because manure contains tiny fragments of cellulose left over from the plants they eat. These small pieces can be pulled out of the dung, leaving behind all ...

Hard-working farmers tend to the land and their herds every day to produce fresh, nutrient ... that dairy farms can turn manure into renewable energy? It’s true, cow manure can be turned into ...

In May, Steves and Xinhua Song, a 74-year-old researcher visiting from Shanghai, started an experiment to use a new technology to turn fresh cow manure into nutritious and odourless soil.