Chicken manure, often called "black gold," provides one of the most nutrient-rich boosts for your soil. Different types of chicken manure exist, with variations in quality and composition. You can ...

MANHEIM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In another effort to promote recycling and sustainable local agriculture, the eco-friendly Kreider Farms introduces a unique chicken and cow manure blend for use in ...

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 ...

Over the nearly 20 years I've written about gardening, many readers have asked about the benefits and drawbacks of using animal manures as soil amendments and fertilizers. Here are several of those ...

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 ...

Mueller continued, whether a fertilizer comes as crystals in a bag or as composted chicken manure, the way in which those fertilizers break down through soil microbial and chemical processes – ...

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 ...

Is it safe to use chicken manure on flowers? We have been told not to use it on vegetables, but we were wondering about flowers. A big pile has been given to us. A: What great fortune! That's almost ...

BLACKVILLE – Necessity was the mother of invention when it comes to Humble Acres Organics in Blackville, its owners say. Chicken farmer Tim McCormick and his son, Kevin, said they trusted in the Lord ...