FREDERICK — By using a hoop barn with a compost bed pack and paying close attention to DNA testing to capitalize on the traits of his animals, a cattleman near Frederick feels that he’s made some ...

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 ...

The value of housing for dairy cows is a frequent topic of discussion. Some believe a low cost, low input production system (like blue sky housing), will lead to a more favorable bottom line than a ...

Manure is big business for Connecticut farms, and the 10 biggest farms in the state generate a lot of manure. Under the Clean Water Act, those farms need a permit to discharge effluents “into the ...