MANURE disposal from Denmarks 23,000 dairy farms and 13,000 pig units continues to present a problem for the country as increasing legislation limits the spreading techniques that can be employed.

The Chautauqua County Soil and Water Conservation District will receive funds from the state as part of the Climate Resilient Farming Program for work on a project involving a local dairy farm. The ...

For years, Paul Danbom let good fertilizer go to waste. On his 900-head dairy farm in Turlock, California, he was buying fertilizer for his distant cornfields. Meanwhile, he was paying to dispose of ...

OUTLOOK, Wash. - A Battelle technology brought to the Northwest by researchers at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is transforming a waste lagoon into a waste treatment ...

Sand bedding is very popular with many dairy producers–until it comes to handling sand-laden manure. Sand is very comfortable for cows to lie on in well designed and managed freestalls. But sand-laden ...

Stall bedding materials for cows have become increasingly expensive and difficult to find. This situation has prompted many dairy producers to search for more feasible alternatives, such as sand and ...

The California Dairy Research Foundation (CDRF) and the Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation last month announced the award of $17.97 million in ...

New rules agreed by Defra, the Scottish government and industry stakeholders on the use of green bedding were published on the eve of the Livestock Event. Gemma Claxton reports. Dairy farmers can ...