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A rake scooping horse manure into a wheelbarrow - Maho/Getty Images Animal manure remains one of the best amendments you can make to your soil, but there are important mistakes to avoid when using ...

Q: My boyfriend has already limed his soil and wonders if he should refrain from adding manure and/or garden soil to his tomato garden this year because he has heard of a gas problem created when lime ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. The average Holstein cow produces over 100 pounds of manure a day. It’s a ...

How did people manage to garden a century ago before megastores? They couldn't just run down to the store and pick up a bag of Miracle-Gro. They had to do it the old-fashioned, organic way: with ...

Feeco International Inc. wants to provide a new profit center for farmers by providing the equipment to turn manure into fertilizer. A leader in fertilizer plant design and production machinery for 60 ...

It may not be the first thing you want to get your hands dirty with in the garden, but as a fertilizer, manure is something you’ll want to be up to your boots in. It may not be the first thing you ...

Market disruptions from COVID-19 are affecting dairies across the nation, forcing some farmers to dump surplus milk that cannot be processed. As a fat- and protein-rich product, proper disposal ...

Manure is often dubbed black gold by gardeners. No, not because of its delicate aroma but because of the wealth of organic nutrients and microbes it provides the soil. There are numerous types of ...