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 ...

Adding even a small amount of biochar — a charcoal-like material produced by burning organic matter — to a dairy’s manure-composting process reduces methane emissions by 84 percent, a recent study by ...

Students for Eco-Education and Agriculture, or SEEAG, a nonprofit organization primarily serving schools in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties, will partner with agriculturally related businesses to ...

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 ...

APOPKA, FL—Peat has been a major component of substrates used in container plant production since the 1960s. Highly porous with the capacity to hold water, peat makes an ideal rooting and growing ...

WATERTOWN, S.D. -- Tom and Mavis Reichling say a compost barn that's under construction on their dairy farm is the first step toward a more environmentally friendly operation. Now the Reichlings and ...

Learn three ways to keep composting through winter for nutrient-rich soil ready for spring planting.