Q: The rabbits in our neighborhood are especially numerous this winter! The layer of rabbit droppings on the yard and garden is quite thick in places. Are these droppings harmful to us or to the lawn ...

ARCADIA — Davidson County farmer Charity Smith is proving you can do a lot of agricultural enterprises on a small amount of land, and do it well. Tucked inside Smith’s home garage in her northern ...

Composting is one of the most effective ways to manage livestock manure and convert the waste into a valuable soil amendment. With fertiliser prices soaring almost every month, making own compost ...

While at a meeting at the Ashland Public Library a few years ago I had a question from one of my readers and they asked me if they should use old farm yard soil in their vegetable garden. A few years ...

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. — When done right, composting manure and livestock is an environmentally sound way to dispose of animals and their waste, according to Mary Keena, North Dakota State University ...

Manure is an organic fertilizer made from the dung of domestic livestock including horses, cows, and poultry. It may also contain urine and bedding material like straw or sawdust. Manure is an ...