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 ...

On April 1, 2016, the Johnsons filed a manure management plan and submitted a letter that said they were “consulting with engineers and builders to design and construct an additional manure storage ...

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 ...

If you have farm animals, mud is a way of life come spring thaw. The kind of mud that makes doing chores difficult, gets tracked into the barn, the house and probably your car or truck. Your animals ...

Vernon and Monroe counties took another step forward together pursuing updates and revisions to their manure storage ordinances. The two counties held a joint meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 24, and heard ...

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 ...