Scientists have found that most biochar fed to cattle survives digestion and returns in manure, where it may help store carbon in soil.

For commercial applicators, satellite storage also helps reduce risk. Instead of applying manure under questionable winter conditions, they can haul it to storage and apply it later when conditions ...

Let down by electric utilities, farmers bet on natural gas as a more promising way to make a return from cow manure. This story is the second in a three-part series. Read the first and third ...

A Danish company’s plans to turn cow manure into renewable energy in Minnesota and Wisconsin’s dairy country have tanked, at least for now. Nature Energy planned to build several large-scale anaerobic ...

With silage harvest underway in Minnesota and North Dakota, another critical season begins: fall manure application. After choppers leave the field, farmers turn to dairy manure to prepare the soil ...

If the third time is a charm, Michael Happ might finally make an impression on federal lawmakers and administrators with his fact-filled, 24-page report on the Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) ...

Managing nutrient application on your farm means balancing agronomic needs with equipment costs. Right now, Kuhn North America is making that balance easier with their Spread and Save coupon program ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — At a massive dairy farm in the San Joaquin Valley, nearly 14,000 Holstein cows crane their necks through feeding stalls and gnaw leisurely on alfalfa. Meanwhile, close to their ...

BOZEMAN - With energy prices driving the cost of agricultural inputs up, nutrient-rich manure is getting another look. "Calls to Extension offices from people looking for manure and manure compost ...