To stay certified under new federal permits, Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations in Michigan will need to follow state rules that officials say come with financial and logistical burdens.The new ...

Livestock production in the U.S. has seen massive consolidation, with thousands of animals being raised in close quarters. The midpoint U.S. dairy herd in 1982 had 80 cows, while in 2007 it had 570 ...

Dairy farms are often portrayed as quaint and bucolic. But on the ground, the dairy industry is among the most hazardous to work in — the combination of heavy machinery, thousands of large animals, ...

Understand the significance of nitrates from chemical fertilizer and manure in farming and their implications for the environment.

Manure digesters, touted as eco-friendly solutions for managing agricultural waste and reducing greenhouse gases, have limited capacity to reduce livestock-related greenhouse gas emissions, and entail ...

The stench of pig manure "is never more offensive than it is at that moment," said Ken Kephardt, an associate professor of animal science at Penn State. He also is a co-author with Dec of the ...