DEVILS LAKE, N.D. — When done right, composting manure and livestock is an environmentally sound way to dispose of animals and their waste, according to Mary Keena, North Dakota State University ...

Question: I got a load of “composted” horse manure for my garden from my friend. It looks to me that it isn’t really composted all the way as there are “apples” of manure in it. Can I just put it in ...

Peat has been used in container plant production since the 1960s. Highly porous and able to hold water, peat makes an ideal rooting and growing medium. But harvesting peat (and draining valuable ...

Everyone poops, cows included. (You remember that children’s book, right?) Cow manure is used as fertilizer on commercial farms and in backyard gardens, but did you know it could spread antibiotic ...

Composting is one of the most effective ways to manage livestock manure and convert the waste into a valuable soil amendment. With fertiliser prices soaring almost every month, making own compost ...

Sustainable manure treatment means managing manure so that it becomes safe, predictable, and beneficial once applied to soil.

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 ...

Amanda Freund said CowPots recently worked on a project with the State University of New York College of Environmental ...

As we begin our spring garden season, I want to share information over the next few columns on soil amendments. Soil ...