As winter approaches, the challenges associated with the application of manure become more pronounced. Adopting best practices that maximize nutrient utilization and safeguard our water resources is ...

With winter still in full swing, livestock producers and commercial manure applicators should be storing or stockpiling liquid and solid manure, unless they are applying their manure to a cover crop ...

National Farm Safety and Health Week 2025 is Sept. 21–27, and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach reminds operators that safety is critical when handling, transporting and applying manure.

Dairy farmers in the Northeast can improve water quality and boost the profitability of their operations by changing the timing and method of applying manure to their fields in the fall, along with ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The arrival of cold weather, snow and ice means Indiana's livestock producers need to remember that applying manure to farm fields during the winter is regulated by the state.

Until the last few years, the manure produced in a livestock enterprise was generally considered a liability. The goal was often to dispose of it as conveniently and cheaply as possible. Today, ...

Paul Doton urges his Holsteins into the milking parlor on his farm in Barnard. Photo by James M. Patterson/Copyright Valley News [A]n early start to winter is causing ...

Confinement site manure applicators should plan to attend a two-hour workshop offered by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to maintain or renew ...