Good manure management is an essential skill for today's livestock producer. Proper storage, handling, and land application of manure is necessary to utilize manure nutrients for crop production and ...

Until the last few years, the manure produced in a livestock enterprise was generally considered a liability. The goal was often to dispose of it as conveniently and cheaply as possible. Today, ...

This table comprises information about livestock manure production and production of nitrogen and phosphate in manure. It also includes data on excreted nitrogen that evaporates as ammonia and other ...

A research team reveals that soils surrounding intensive livestock farms can become hotspots for antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), even when fertilizers are considered “low risk”.

Manure has always been a valuable input to agricultural soils in our region. The value of manure has increased significantly in the last few years as the cost of commercial fertilizers has climbed to ...

JANE EDMANSON: We farm animals for all sorts of reasons, but it's the bi-product of farmed animals that we gardeners love. It gladdens our hearts and it's manure that I'm speaking of. Generally, it's ...

Livestock manure contaminated with heavy metals presents substantial environmental and agricultural risks when utilised as ...

FULTON, MI --It appears snowmelt tainted by manure spread on a farm field in southeastern Kalamazoo County reached a nearby creek, but authorities say a preliminary investigation has shown no ...