A new technique could help farmers extract useful nutrients such as ammonia and potassium from livestock manure to efficiently make fertilizer and other useful chemical products. Credit: Althea ...

To promote sustainable agriculture practices and reduce chemical fertiliser use, farmers in Samdrup Jongkhar’s Phuentshogthang Gewog were taught how to ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources division that's responsible for environmental oversight of 8,000 confined animal ...

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Sen. Ken Rozenboom and his family have farmed and raised hogs for decades in south central Iowa.

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Groups that focus on the environment and small farms are praising a decision by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to pause ...

An interdisciplinary team has developed a new technique that could help farmers extract useful nutrients such as ammonia and potassium from livestock manure to efficiently make fertilizer and other ...