ST. PAUL -- Pork producers, commercial pumpers and others need to watch for a layer of foam on the surface when pumping barn manure pits. This foam contains numerous gases hazardous to people and ...

As producers begin to prepare to empty manure pits and apply manure to fields this fall, one of the biggest concerns is ensuring that pit pumping procedures allow for adequate ventilation, ensuring ...

An Asheville developer building 237 high-dollar homes around Glenn Marlow Elementary School will also pay to install a system to pump manure for a neighboring dairy farmer, Mills River officials ...

Farmers will be looking to save all the money they can this year. One way to save on inputs is to fertilize with manure. But experts advise caution. Iowa State University Extension cites several cases ...

Efficiency is a key priority at Old Holly Farm, Garstang, explains farmer Ian Pye. His organic herd of Holstein Friesian cross Scandinavian Red dairy cows is managed on a predominantly grass-based ...

Source: Larry Jacobson, livestock housing and extension agricultural engineer, University of Minnesota Extension. Pork producers, commercial pumpers and others need to watch for a layer of foam on the ...