Using manure as an amendment can do wonders for your soil, but only if you properly assess it first and make sure it doesn't ...

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 ...

"Understanding the role of the different minerals, chemicals, and microbes involved will help improve models..." ...

Joe Haak, foreman at J&D Fertilizers, loads chicken manure at the company's facility in Canby, Ore. The company makes composted fertilizer from chicken manure. Conventional livestock manure used to ...

FARGO - North Dakota's long, cold winter has led to larger than normal accumulations of manure and bedding, and may delay producers' fertilizer application. Producers typically apply manure as a ...

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 ...

Everyone poops, cows included. (You remember that children’s book, right?) Cow manure is used as fertilizer on commercial farms and in backyard gardens, but did you know it could spread antibiotic ...

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (Battle Creek Enquirer) -- Binder Park Zoo has a funky offer for the community — it's a real pooper. After a year of turning animal dung, Binder Park will sell compost manure to ...

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 ...