Growing global demand for sustainable agriculture is driving scientists to find smarter ways to handle livestock waste. A new study by Xiaofei Ge and colleagues at China Agricultural University brings ...

Let down by electric utilities, farmers bet on natural gas as a more promising way to make a return from cow manure. This story is the second in a three-part series. Read the first and third ...

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. — When done right, composting manure and livestock is an environmentally sound way to dispose of animals and their waste, according to Mary Keena, North Dakota State University ...

FULTON COUNTY, OHIO, Ohio — As long as humans have grown crops, they’ve used manure to help them flourish. Rich in phosphorus, it’s a natural fertilizer that’s been a staple on farms for generations.

Technician Blake Iske looks out over farmland adjacent to the Marshall Ridge Renewable Energy Center in State Center on Sept. 18. The facility’s three anaerobic manure digesters extract methane from ...

MONROE — Cow manure may soon power as many as 675 homes thanks to a new partnership between the Snohomish County Public Utility District, Tulalip Tribes and Werkhoven Dairy. The Tulalip Tribes teamed ...

Government subsidies helped dairy farmers generate electricity from cow manure, but the novelty is wearing off as utilities pay next to nothing to put it on the grid. This story is the first of three ...

Finding what works best for you in applying manure into your fields takes testing and experimenting, according to University of Minnesota Extension educator Chryseis Modderman. Surface application of ...

GEDDES, N.Y. — When you think about The Great New York State Fair, you think about food, rides and animals of all sizes. But do you think about cleaning up after those animals? You may be used to ...