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 ...

The missing manure is just one part of the potentially larger human health problem.

Manitowoc County is seeking public feedback on a proposed change to its manure management ordinance. The proposal would remove the requirement for large farms to have signed five-year manure ...

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, ...

Minnesota’s feedlot rule revisions could reshape manure management, technical standards and permit requirements for farms of all sizes.

CALUMET COUNTY, Wis. (WKOW) -- The 2nd District Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is allowed to require large livestock operations, sometimes referred ...

Ten million tons of animal manure in the Golden State are unaccounted for, the report finds, thanks to a combination of ...

Sustainable manure treatment means managing manure so that it becomes safe, predictable, and beneficial once applied to soil.

LANSING, MI — Michigan regulators have finalized stricter pollution controls for the state’s largest livestock operations following a multi-year legal battle over how factory farms manage animal waste ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BOWNE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — When Michael Geerlings bought Brook View Dairy in 2004, he knew he would work toward a more ...

When her father Matthew Freund first started developing plant pots out of composted cow manure 20 years ago, Amanda Freund admitted that people thought the idea was “crazy.” “In the beginning, people ...