TORONTO, S.D. — A custom feedlot near the South Dakota-Minnesota border is fast becoming an innovator in turning bedded pack manure into a value-added soil additive — “humus compost.” Owners Chad and ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- Livestock manure isn't often thought of as a value-added product, but researchers at Montana State University and MSU Extension are trying to change that. Producers may be able to ...

FARGO, N.D. - A ranch in Leeds, N.D., is offering manure compost, straight from one of the nation’s most iconic animals - bison. Tom Duenow is president of Bison Compost LLP, which makes and markets ...

I'm a poo chaser. You see, I have a number of animals in my Oakland backyard - a pair of Nigerian dwarf goats and a herd of rabbits - that spend an inordinate amount of time making poo. Every week, I ...

Composting is one of the most effective ways to manage livestock manure and convert the waste into a valuable soil amendment. With fertiliser prices soaring almost every month, making own compost ...

For folks who don’t farm or garden, a malodorous pile of manure is usually a fly-attracting eyesore to be avoided. But most farmers and gardeners won’t turn up their noses at such a deposit; where ...

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 ...

Contrary to popular belief, some disease causing bacteria may actually survive the composting process. Researchers report that campylobacter bacteria in cattle manure can survive composting and ...