Meanwhile, farms around the world are struggling to keep ahead of the mountains of manure produced by ever-larger herds of cattle. According to the study, published in The Journal of Cleaner ...

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 ...

Professor Edirisinghe, the senior author of the study, said: "Our initial question was whether it could be possible to extract the tiny fragments of cellulose present in cow manure, which is left ...

Questions and answers are republished by permission. Q: Regarding H5N1 (aka Highly Pathogenic Avian Flu), we usually get chicken manure compost and apply it to our garden every year. Since they ...

His sister, Norma Lawson, helps run the place. “He has always tracked what has been going on in terms of advanced manure management and sustainable farming practices,” Lawson said. Lawson and ...

And because the hydraulic brakes were not connected up to the manure spreader, he effectively had no control over the tractor and the spreader. "Obviously a braking system is there to control ...

Tens of millions of Americans have likely consumed drinking water containing cancer-causing chemicals that form when livestock manure and other organic substances end up in public water sources ...

"It's incredible that we're able to obtain industrial chemicals like VFAs from something like manure," said Xiao Su, a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at Illinois. "Through our ...

DECORAH, Iowa (WKBT) -- Manure from an animal feeding operation in Winneshiek County is to blame for miles of dead fish discovered Tuesday. That's according to the Iowa DNR, who says they are in ...

Some words may be mispronounced. 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 ...

A smoldering pile of chicken manure west of Clayton is causing complaints not only about odors but about people having difficulty breathing. The Clayton Fire Company posted news about the manure ...