WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Farmers deciding to close their confined livestock operations can't forget to properly shut down their manure storage facilities, said a Purdue University agricultural engineer.

Commercial poultry operations are required to handle poultry litter in a way that minimizes environmental impact, while also complying with State and Federal regulations. The use of permanent manure ...

The Ohio Department of Agriculture is accepting comments and will hold an open house/public meeting for draft Permit to Install and Permit to Operate applications for Convoy Dairy LLC, 3242 Mentzer ...

A narrowly averted farm tragedy in September has a farm safety expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences renewing his warning about the dangers of toxic gases emanating from ...

In a recent public hearing of the town of Lincoln, manure storage was at the forefront of discussion. The town Plan Commission presented an amended zoning ordinance to require farmers with 500 or more ...

Manure has always been a valuable input to agricultural soils in our region. The value of manure has increased significantly in the last few years as the cost of commercial fertilizers has climbed to ...

Those who have lived in the county for any length of time will tell you that the smell of manure is either a sign of spring or a sign of fall. In the spring, farmers are emptying their manure storage ...

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, ...

An Indiana environmental group is worried that regulations proposed by state officials don't do enough to safeguard risks associated with a smelly import — out-of-state livestock manure. Millions of ...

The Delaware Department of Agriculture regulates activities involving the generation and application of nutrients under the Delaware Nutrient Management Law (3 Del. C. § 2247). The goal of the Law is ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is working with a dairy producer north of Decorah who asked for emergency permission to apply liquid manure to nearby fields. Tom McCarthy works in the DNR’s ...