This was made painfully, tragically clear when last week, six workers — five adults and one teenager — were killed at a ...

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 kil… ...

Many farmers refer to manure as “black gold” and rightly so because it adds nutrients to the soil, which helps crops grow and be more productive. In ...

The high nitrogen pollution in Europe has many negative consequences: nitrogen dioxide and ammonia worsen air quality, ...

Animal manure is low in nutrients and it must therefore be applied in large quantities for maximum benefits. For instance, when using cattle manure, apply 5-10 tonnes per hectare for field crops ...

Dairy groups asked Congress this week to guarantee that regulations designed to protect the environment against toxic waste do not ensnare dairy farmers and others who raise farm animals.

"In our own farm, we spread manure on any ground that we are going to grow corn on, " he said. "Manure is perfect fertilizer for corn. It cuts down on the fertilizer we need to buy and cuts down 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 kil… ...