For centuries, nutrient-rich animal manure has been used to enrich the soil and boost crop production. Traditionally, cow and horse manure were the most readily available options. However, with the ...

Anyone who raises livestock on a farmstead knows that much of animal husbandry revolves around properly handled manure. To be sure, manure is one of the greatest benefits of livestock, which is just ...

The turbulent regulatory aftermath of the recent outbreaks of E. coli in spinach and lettuce risks making manure a dirty word and use of manure suspect. In September, E. coli in spinach caused the ...

Organic and synthetic fertilizers are the most common way to add nutrients to the soil, but animal manure is good, too, if you can find and transport it. Unless applied properly, however, it can kill ...

Instead of sending truckloads of manure to the landfill each month – apparently (and obviously?) elephants are responsible for the bulk of it – more and more zoos are starting their own composting ...

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Compost happens! And it’s happening everywhere, whether you know it or not. The composting process happens in forests, pastures, home landscapes, and in designated composting sites. If compost didn’t ...