The hi-tech manure applicator is the first of its kind in the nation. This isn't a load of you-know-what. Manure is unpopular stuff, even with farmers. It does provide valuable nutrients at an ...

Consistency probably isn’t the first word you think of when you consider how to improve manure applications on your fields. But getting an even amount on every acre is one of the primary challenges ...

Always a fast learner, I was quick to learn never to spread manure with a strong wind at your back. A frozen chunk that smacks against the back is a painful lesson. The subject came up recently at the ...

"We used concepts from our larger models to make a smaller but effective manure spreader," said Art's Way Design Engineer, Bill Wegner. "I was SHOCKED by the performance these smaller machines gave us ...

Winter is a risky time to spread manure. You are more likely to lose valuable nutrients to runoff and leaching, and surface ...

Michigan prohibits manure spreading January through March 19 under new environmental rules affecting all farm operations.

Auctioneer Chad Loucks talking there talking about the New Idea 213 manure spreader he sold yesterday on WTC Auction consignment sale in Saegertown, PA (http://www ...

FARGO - Recent cases of people becoming ill in Europe from vegetables contaminated with human fecal matter remind producers that handling animal manure safely is important. "Animal manures contain ...

Finding what works best for you in applying manure into your fields takes testing and experimenting, according to University of Minnesota Extension educator Chryseis Modderman. Surface application of ...

Manure is a billion-dollar industry. In North Carolina, for example, the hog industry generates 19,000 jobs and $10 billion a year in economic output, but with pork production struggling, hog farmers ...