Mike Dummer, a grain and hog farmer near La Crosse, said he has used manure irrigation for nearly 25 years. He said a big advantage is that it eliminates the use of trucks and wear and tear on local ...

The West Kewaunee Town Board at its Monday meeting unanimously passed an ordinance prohibiting the application of liquid animal manure using spray irrigation systems, becoming the first town in ...

Because manure is piped to the irrigation units, the use of large trucks that damage roads is unnecessary, Buelow said. He also noted that manure can be applied to growing crops during the growing ...

Sustainable Conservation, an environmental group recognized for its on-farm groundwater recharge projects, has released a report that bolsters support for a new tool for dairies. Applying liquid ...

At the Kewaunee County Land and Water Conservation Meeting Tuesday, the committee discussed implementation of the groundwater protection ordinance's first year and heard a scientific presentation on ...

If I were still getting a paycheck as an adjunct professor, I would be celebrating a teachable moment. “Look for the externalities,” was a message I hoped my students would take with them into their ...

OTTAWA COUNTY, MI – A manure spill has prompted the farm at the source of the spill to shut down an irrigation system that feeds into Crockery Creek. The spill occurred after a mechanical failure in ...

Homeowners in the northwestern section of Somers are planning a large turnout at a hearing Tuesday night on whether an Ellington dairy should be allowed to dump large quantities of cow manure into a ...