Most gardeners do some composting. Some folks compost anything that once was part of a living plant, often mixing it with barnyard waste; they turn and aerate their piles and make terrific compost in ...

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 ...

If you feel strongly about eating your own home-grown, organic vegetables, and want to improve your garden soil, you need to learn how to make organic compost at home. For most gardeners, the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Livestock manure may seem like a relatively "green" form of crop fertilizer, but unfortunately it's full of phosphorous that pollutes waterways when it's carried off the land in runoff water. That's ...