As winter approaches, the challenges associated with the application of manure become more pronounced. Adopting best practices that maximize nutrient utilization and safeguard our water resources is ...

Sen. Ken Rozenboom and his family have farmed and raised hogs for decades in south central Iowa. The Rozenbooms, like most ...

With harvest drawing to an end and winter fast approaching, remember to think about where and how you plan to store manure over the winter. Winter means frozen ground, snow and -- if feedlot operators ...

As the region heads into planting season, it’s important that producers have a manure management plan set in place, while also taking into account proper manure application to their fields. Producers ...

Dairy farmers in the Northeast can improve water quality and boost the profitability of their operations by changing the timing and method of applying manure to their fields in the fall, along with ...

With silage harvest underway in Minnesota and North Dakota, another critical season begins: fall manure application. After choppers leave the field, farmers turn to dairy manure to prepare the soil ...

Since the algal blooms appeared on Lake Erie a few years ago, laws have been enacted by the Ohio General Assembly when it comes to stockpiling and applying livestock manure. Livestock producers and ...

A wet fall followed by freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall in areas may force some Iowa farmers to adjust how they apply manure to their fields — which could spell foul odors for some rural ...

DES MOINES -- A group active on environmental issues is vowing to kill legislation approved 21-0 Tuesday by the House Ag Committee. Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (CCI) said HF 2324 would ...

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will offer manure applicator certification workshops for dry/solid manure ...