A new University of Missouri Extension study focuses on the effects of using pig manure as a crop fertilizer. The study looks at corn yields and soil health indicators under three separate ...

Iowa farmer Pat Reisinger is relieved he has dung from the pigs and dairy cows ... massive quantities of manure, there’s not enough to replace commercial fertilizer completely.

Livestock manure has seen a rebirth from a livestock waste product to a valued commodity for our modern-day crop systems. Livestock manure has been a valuable natural fertilizer for crop and food ...

Harvesting animal waste for fertilizer has generally been considered a safe practice—most manure is composted before ... The virus has now been found in cows, pigs, and domestic and large ...

Manure management is one of the biggest problems faced by feedlots. One soil scientist is helping a feedlot in Worland make ...

Effects of Swine Manure Applications on Soil Nutrient Levels and Phosphorus (AG-BU-08424) is a recently published bulletin that can be obtained from the University of Minnesota Extension that ...

when sprayed over fields as fertilizer, manure-dwelling microbes can escape into the surrounding air, water, and soil and eventually make their way to cause infections in local residents. But recent ...

The remaining solid bio-fiber is used as bedding for the cows with the liquid waste used as fertilizer on ... and natural gas from the manure generated by cows and pigs. The manure is collected ...