Green manures are fast growing plants which are sown to cover bare soil. They are often planted in the autumn to cover areas of soil that would be filled with vegetable plants in the summer.

“Dairies, and especially feedlots, will have wet manure,” said Silvia Secchi, associate professor of geographical and sustainability sciences at the University of Iowa. “It does not have the ...

How can manure be green? It’s all about what purpose it serves in the garden, which is to add nutrients and improve soil structure. To that end, green manure simply means growing seedlings in an ...

The groups have calculated that nearly a million tonnes of manure are produced by factory-farmed chickens and pigs a year in ...

Iowa has permitted 15 new digester facilities since 2021, when the Legislature passed a law allowing animal feeding ...

The state findings were consistent with those observed by area residents who’ve watched as Amish farmers piled manure in huge ...

She envisioned this garden as a peaceful retreat where she could calm her mind and restore balance when life felt ...

In Japan, regional revitalization has emerged as a cornerstone of solutions to issues such as population decline, achieving ...

STRATFORD - It can be a dirty job, but farming has an upside: Working with cows and their manure can help make farmers healthier than the general population. A recent study by researchers from the ...

If, as feedlot experts suggest, the 640-acre Nebraska feedlot uses 5-inch-thick concrete (a requirement to collect the “clean ...

“The facilities capture animal manure from partner sites and convert ... They will be located at Schaendorf Diary in Hopkins, Green Meadow Farms in Elsie, Cow Pleasant Dairy in Farwell and ...

Manure from indoor farm animals is contributing ... and Environment Minister Andrew Muir as "a mistake". There is now a Green Growth strategy which seeks to balance the need to protect the ...