In this research plot at the MU Bradford Research Farm, soil has been fertilized with pig manure to study its effect on corn yields and soil health. Corn, one of the most common crops grown in the ...

No significant differences in corn yield were found between organic and chemical sources of nutrients, but a new study suggests that manure generates higher economic returns than anhydrous ammonia. No ...

WILMINGTON, Del. — The company that pioneered brand-name chicken — Perdue Farms — is now trying to work similar magic with a less-appetizing end of the poultry industry: the mixture of woodchips and ...

AMES, IOWA — With smaller supplies of fertilizer available right now, along with rising costs, more farmers are looking to go old school when it comes to feeding their fields. The demand to use ...

Earthworms remove 70-95 percent of antibiotic resistance genes from farm manure, making safer fertilizer for crops.

(Beyond Pesticides, July 1, 2010) A recent study by Seong Park, Ph.D., published in the Agronomy Journal, demonstrates that manure generates higher economic returns than anhydrous ammonia, a synthetic ...

North Korea is struggling to source enough fertilizer for its crops. State media is now encouraging people to make their own manure, The Daily Beast reported. Workers are using human excrement to meet ...

CATAWISSA, Pa. — When it comes to farming, fertilizer is essential. But as of last month, commercial fertilizer prices reached a record high, more than doubling the prices of last year. "We're seeing ...

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 ...

MADISON - Excessive fertilizer spread on farmland is leading to water quality issues in a number of Wisconsin counties, according to a new study by two environmental groups. Conducted by the ...