While at a meeting at the Ashland Public Library a few years ago I had a question from one of my readers and they asked me if they should use old farm yard soil in their vegetable garden. A few years ...

For folks who don’t farm or garden, a malodorous pile of manure is usually a fly-attracting eyesore to be avoided. But most farmers and gardeners won’t turn up their noses at such a deposit; where ...

• Horse manure is readily available in most cities, towns and out in the country because of the popularity of horseback riding. However, it needs to be composted if for no other reason than horse ...

Further proof that Lancaster County's long-standing excess-manure problem is being transformed into an asset surfaced today with the announcement of a two-year pilot project to compost up to 80,000 ...

The proposed manure regulation has sent shock waves throughout the farming community with many asking if the drafters of the regulations knew anything about agriculture and farming. Farmers feel that ...

Animal manure is a popular form of fertiliser among many farmers across the world. When used correctly, it adds nutrients and organic matter resulting in healthy soils. But when used incorrectly, it ...

A Fazilka-based agro based company has procured a patent for manufacturing fermented organic manure (FOM) from paddy straw that will cut down the usage of chemical fertiliser. According to Sampurn ...

ARCADIA — Davidson County farmer Charity Smith is proving you can do a lot of agricultural enterprises on a small amount of land, and do it well. Tucked inside Smith’s home garage in her northern ...