Wheat fields will be firming up across Ohio and spring top-dressing with nitrogen fertilizer will soon start. Livestock producers and commercial manure applicators may be considering applying liquid ...

Extremely dry weather has chapped and cracked Midwestern soils. Liquid manure application during a drought can be tricky, but understanding how liquid manure is absorbed into drought ravaged soil will ...

Flown by Adam Shanks, Agriculture & Natural Resources Educator, Purdue Extension – Clinton County The videos demonstrate liquid and dry manure application to compare performance and pinpoint ...

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 ...

A later harvest and colder temperatures have caused some issues for livestock producers who would like to fertilize fields with manure. Iowa State University Extension Agronomist, Joel DeJong, says ...

The hi-tech manure applicator is the first of its kind in the nation. This isn't a load of you-know-what. Manure is unpopular stuff, even with farmers. It does provide valuable nutrients at an ...

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 ...

Finding what works best for you in applying manure into your fields takes testing and experimenting, according to University of Minnesota Extension educator Chryseis Modderman. Surface application of ...

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 ...

Until the last few years, the manure produced in a livestock enterprise was generally considered a liability. The goal was often to dispose of it as conveniently and cheaply as possible. Today, ...

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 ...

Fall is getting closer, and as the days get cooler, the window for fall nitrogen applications starts to open. Now is a great time to check equipment and make any necessary repairs. Taking a little bit ...