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 ...

Of all the tools, sprays, apps, and assorted growing accessories that gardeners use to grow a decent plant, the best predictor of garden success is arguably the compost pile. Show me a yard with a ...

There’s a huge problem destroying gardens in the US. For those that aren’t familiar with the very high risk associated with putting manure or purchased compost in your gardens, you NEED to read this ...

In a way, the compost acts like a diaper keeping moisture away from the cow's skin, thus dirt and manure isn't as likely to stick on the animal's body. That's not as likely to occur in a bedded-pack ...

GRAND CHUTE - Would you have the courage to dig your hands into a pile of compost knowing it was made out of cow poop? “It’s about a year from the backside of a cow to this,” Mark Petersen, of the ...

TORONTO, S.D. — A custom feedlot near the South Dakota-Minnesota border is fast becoming an innovator in turning bedded pack manure into a value-added soil additive — “humus compost.” Owners Chad and ...