If you’ve ever stepped foot on a dairy farm, you know the smell of cow manure comes with the territory. Farmers deal with the challenges of disposing of the waste on a daily basis, but a sustainable ...

While at a meeting at the Ashland Public Library a few years ago I had a question from one of my readers and they asked me if they should use old farm yard soil in their vegetable garden. A few years ...

Marin’s representative in the state Assembly wants to expand a program that awards grants to dairies to reduce methane ...

ITHACA — Cow manure – a longtime agricultural waste headache for dairy farmers – soon may ignite a new sustainable fertilizing trend. Judiciously decomposing organic matter from 700 degrees Fahrenheit ...

Of all the tools, sprays, apps, and assorted growing accessories that gardeners use to grow a decent plant, the best predictor of garden success is arguably the compost pile. Show me a yard with a ...

The use of cow dung as fertilizer is as common today as it was in the 1900’s. And it seems to have made a debut in recent months, perhaps due to the huge surge in fertilizer prices. But if there is ...

(GERMANY OUT) Liquid Cow Manure being sprayed on field, Chiemgau, Upper Bavaria, Germany (Photo by Mayall/ullstein bild via Getty Images) The Biden administration’s 2022 budget proposal requests $198 ...

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 ...