MONTEREY TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Liquid manure has leaked from an open-air lagoon at a western Michigan dairy farm into a creek and spread for at least five miles, the state said Monday as health ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BOWNE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — When Michael Geerlings bought Brook View Dairy in 2004, he knew he would work toward a more ...
Many of the organic manure nitrogen compounds are soluble in water and are subject to spring runoff or a rain event, which becomes a contributing factor in eutrophication. Construction of a long-term ...
With supply chain issues pushing commercial fertilizer to record high prices, good, old-fashioned livestock manure is in demand. Darrin Kaspers, who farms near Willmar, Minnesota, said he usually buys ...
As we begin our spring garden season, I want to share information over the next few columns on soil amendments. Soil amendments are materials added to soil to enhance its physical and chemical ...
Articles in this project are edited by Carey Gillam, managing editor of The New Lede. This report, co-published with The New Lede, is part of an ongoing series on how changing agricultural policies ...
Starting later this summer, people across Connecticut might be getting their natural gas from cow manure. It's been nearly eight years since Oakridge Dairy Farm in Ellington began the process of ...
A manure spill in western Wisconsin killed fish, prompting a warning for farmers about high-risk runoff periods.