Using manure as an amendment can do wonders for your soil, but only if you properly assess it first and make sure it doesn't ...

Horse manure needs to be 'cooked' for a specific length of time and at high enough temperatures to result in sufficient reductions in viability of roundworm (Parascaris equorum) eggs and Rhodococcus ...

Horses can produce up to 30 pounds of manure a day; over a year that can be as much as eight to 10 tons of manure from just one horse. That's a lot of manure! Horse and stable owners can take ...

Anyone who raises livestock on a farmstead knows that much of animal husbandry revolves around properly handled manure. To be sure, manure is one of the greatest benefits of livestock, which is just ...

While at a meeting at the Ashland Public Library a few years ago I had a question from one of my readers and they asked me if they should use old farm yard soil in their vegetable garden. A few years ...

Attention small acreage owners! Don’t know what to do with the horse manure? CSU Cooperative Extension is offering a workshop on Composting Horse Manure in the Field – Production and Utilization from ...

Q: I've got access to some horse manure from a farm. Can I apply it to my vegetable garden over winter or should I wait until spring? A: If I had to pick the best time for a horse-manuring of the ...

The equine industry is undoubtedly a tremendous contributor to New Jersey agriculture resulting in an estimated economic impact exceeding $1.1 billion annually. The equine industry also contributes ...

I'm a poo chaser. You see, I have a number of animals in my Oakland backyard - a pair of Nigerian dwarf goats and a herd of rabbits - that spend an inordinate amount of time making poo. Every week, I ...

Question: I got a load of “composted” horse manure for my garden from my friend. It looks to me that it isn’t really composted all the way as there are “apples” of manure in it. Can I just put it in ...

TULALIP — At her farm Monday, Melonie Rainey dug her gloved hands into a six-month-old pile of manure on one of her pastures on the north end of the Tulalip Indian Reservation. Her dig revealed rich, ...

For centuries, nutrient-rich animal manure has been used to enrich the soil and boost crop production. Traditionally, cow and horse manure were the most readily available options. However, with the ...