A research team reveals that soils surrounding intensive livestock farms can become hotspots for antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), even when fertilizers are considered “low risk”.

The Phosphorus Enriched Organic Manure Market is experiencing notable growth due to increasing awareness of sustainable agriculture practices and the rising demand for organic farming inputs. This ...

The hi-tech manure applicator is the first of its kind in the nation. This isn't a load of you-know-what. Manure is unpopular stuff, even with farmers. It does provide valuable nutrients at an ...

For hundreds of years, farmers in Lancaster County and around Pennsylvania have spread manure on top of their fields to boost crop yields. But a four-year study by the federal government and Penn ...

With supply chain issues pushing commercial fertilizer to record high prices, good, old-fashioned livestock manure is in demand. Darrin Kaspers, who farms near Willmar, Minnesota, said he usually buys ...

A new study sought and paid for by the state Department of Agriculture explores moving more dairy and livestock farming to western Pennsylvania to relieve environmental stresses mounting in Lancaster ...

Bangladesh’s plan to import US corn has drawn online backlash amid concerns over farming practices, trade pressure and ...

A clear majority of MPs have backed a motion telling caretaker agriculture minister Femke Wiersma that her plan to allow farmers to spread more manure on their land is unacceptable because of its ...

For Jescah Omamo, ‘tea manure’ is like gold. It transforms her farm as she watches, a sight that is pleasing to her eyes and pocket. Before she discovered this farming, she spent so much money to buy ...

LANCASTER, Pa. With simplicity as their credo, Amish farmers consume so little that some might consider them model environmental citizens. “We are supposed to be stewards of the land,” said Matthew ...