Poultry farmers out to diversify on their respective incomes with crop cultivation are now finding good soil nutrient fixers from the chicken droppings fermented at the garden manure ponds. The ...

Dorset contractor Mike Simpson reports that more and more of his customers are recognising the value of muck as a nutrient source. “Because of the astronomical cost of artificial fertilisers, muck and ...

A 20-year study by Iowa State University researchers shows fertilizing cropland with poultry manure can benefit soil health and farm profits when compared to a commercial fertilizer. The study looked ...

Industrialist Jean Paul Getty once compared manure to money in that both have to be “spread around.” But in Maryland, we know that too much spreading of manure is costly, and the trick is to find more ...

Until now substituting artificial fertiliser with livestock manures for potatoes has been a fairly unscientific art. This year a trial is taking place to assess the potential for significant cost ...

Chicken manure could be a great addition to garden soil. Chicken waste is not waste at all, it’s actually a garden seed of gold that can be used as an organic fertiliser for lawn and garden. Hello ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - How high is too high for a pile of chicken manure? Eight feet, apparently. Chicken waste is an excellent fertilizer, but with the growing season still weeks away it’s piling ...