As well as being odourless and rich in nutrients, goat manure contributes to plants’ maximum growth. In addition, the manure absorbs more nitrogen by accumulating urine in goat droppings, making it a ...

Compost and mulch. Both are great soil conditioners, but how do they differ? Each serves as a time-release fertilizer and insulator. When augmented with livestock and poultry manure, nutrient-rich ...

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 ...

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 ...

A rake scooping horse manure into a wheelbarrow - Maho/Getty Images Animal manure remains one of the best amendments you can make to your soil, but there are important mistakes to avoid when using ...

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 ...

As we all say modern problems require modern solutions, restrictions to tame the spread of Covid-19 has accelerated farmers' advance to organic farming due to inadequate farm inputs and overpriced ...

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 ...

I often hear farmers say “My farm is organic; I don’t use chemicals”. Although not using pesticides and herbicides is an important part, organic farming is much more than that. Organic farming starts ...

Manure-based compost piles can be more work and take more time than piles fueled by kitchen scraps. But the rewards are too good to pass up. Many horse and mule stables in the area offer free manure ...