There’s a huge problem destroying gardens in the US. For those that aren’t familiar with the very high risk associated with putting manure or purchased compost in your gardens, you NEED to read this ...

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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 ...

Composting is an intimidating and rather off-putting task that must be done if we want to survive and live sustainably. We need to be responsible and understand that soil is one of the most important ...

While at a meeting at the Ashland Public Library a few years ago I had a question from one of my readers and they asked me if they should use old farm yard soil in their vegetable garden. A few years ...

Cow manure has turned one northern Michigan business into a multi-million dollar operation. "It's not as simple as just throwing crap in a bag," Brad Morgan, Morgan's Composting CEO and President, ...

New Mexico State University scientists say they have a new, although stinky, way to develop energy.Scientists from the school have developed a machine called the Digester that they claim can turn the ...

Dairy farmer Ken Nobis reaches into a tall mound of what looks like topsoil and grabs a clump, which he looks over and quickly sniffs before crumbling it. The 10-foot-high, 50-foot-long heap that he's ...

DEAR JOHN: Horse manure and cow manure are similar in nitrogen content when fresh, but when dried, or “aged,” horse manure is richer, so the first thing to consider when deciding between them is the ...

Kern County supervisors will consider approving Tuesday afternoon a 160-acre chicken and cow manure composting operation proposed by Grimmway Enterprises near Copus Road and Interstate 5. The Center ...

The use of cow dung as fertilizer is as common today as it was in the 1900’s. And it seems to have made a debut in recent months, perhaps due to the huge surge in fertilizer prices. But if there is ...