Proper management of poultry litter and manure is critical to maintaining agricultural profitability and sustainability, as well as environmental quality. The resources on this page are available to ...

Manure is a good source of all crop nutrients, including micronutrients, but generally the nutrient of greatest value in manure is nitrogen. Therefore, manure is best used for crops that have large ...

MADISON - Excessive fertilizer spread on farmland is leading to water quality issues in a number of Wisconsin counties, according to a new study by two environmental groups. Conducted by the ...

WILMINGTON, Del. — The company that pioneered brand-name chicken — Perdue Farms — is now trying to work similar magic with a less-appetizing end of the poultry industry: the mixture of woodchips and ...

Manure is an organic fertilizer made from the dung of domestic livestock including horses, cows, and poultry. It may also contain urine and bedding material like straw or sawdust. Manure is an ...

Sen. Ken Rozenboom and his family have farmed and raised hogs for decades in south central Iowa.

For nearly two decades, Abe Sandquist has used every marketing tool he can think of to sell the back end of a cow. Poop, after all, needs to go somewhere. The Midwestern entrepreneur has worked hard ...