The use of cow dung as fertilizer is as common today as it was in the 1900’s. And it seems to have made a debut in recent months, perhaps due to the huge surge in fertilizer prices. But if there is ...

This can be sold off as a product, or used directly to run specially tailored engines. The solid remainder of the waste is used as fertilizer. Cow manure is washed out as a slurry, and kept in covered ...

If you’ve ever stepped foot on a dairy farm, you know the smell of cow manure comes with the territory. Farmers deal with the challenges of disposing of the waste on a daily basis, but a sustainable ...

ITHACA — Cow manure – a longtime agricultural waste headache for dairy farmers – soon may ignite a new sustainable fertilizing trend. Judiciously decomposing organic matter from 700 degrees Fahrenheit ...

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 ...

Project BLUElab members at the University of Michigan are developing a more efficient “biodigester.” According to AIDG (Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group), biodigesters convert organic ...

A $150,000 state grant will help a Bridgehampton dairy implement a modern solution to the ancient agriculture issue of manure management. Mecox Bay Dairy, a multigeneration family farm established in ...