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 ...
Conventional livestock manure used to fertilize organic crops can contain unwanted antibiotics and chemicals, but time and composting can greatly reduce those levels, experts say. Several antibiotics ...
As well as being odourless and rich in nutrients, goat manure contributes to plants’ maximum growth. In addition, the manure absorbs more nitrogen by accumulating urine in goat droppings, making it a ...
I'm a poo chaser. You see, I have a number of animals in my Oakland backyard - a pair of Nigerian dwarf goats and a herd of rabbits - that spend an inordinate amount of time making poo. Every week, I ...
This is my first VLog whereby I capture my thoughts of the day whilst I'm working on our small acreage doing daily tasks to ...
Everyone poops, cows included. (You remember that children’s book, right?) Cow manure is used as fertilizer on commercial farms and in backyard gardens, but did you know it could spread antibiotic ...
Chicken manure could be a great addition to garden soil. Chicken waste is not waste at all, it’s actually a garden seed of gold that can be used as an organic fertiliser for lawn and garden. Hello ...
The turbulent regulatory aftermath of the recent outbreaks of E. coli in spinach and lettuce risks making manure a dirty word and use of manure suspect. In September, E. coli in spinach caused the ...