When manure is surface applied to snow-covered or frozen ground, there is an increased risk for manure runoff and consequently nutrient runoff into waterways.

A new version of Wisconsin’s Runoff Risk Advisory Forecast will debut Feb. 1, offering farmers a much more detailed and localized look at the threat of runoff before they plan to spread manure.

If switching manure application to surface application, there are a few additional considerations you should make in your nutrient application.

Livestock producers need to thoroughly examine the cost-benefit ratio before jumping into a system to turn manure into energy.

With numerous operations and more than 14,000 employees across North Carolina and Virginia, Smithfield has enacted its hurricane preparedness procedures.

Expo will feature a tour highlighting how manure is stored and managed on South Dakota swine farms, as well as showcasing new manure technologies.

In the plot where manure was applied, water reached up to 25 inches into the soil. In contrast, water reached up to 18 inches in the plot where manure was not applied.

This two-day event is an opportunity for livestock producers, professional manure applicators, consultants, specialists and many others to see the advances in the manure management industry.

Iowa State University manure specialist explains how manure can be used as an effective fertilizer resource.

MAPHEX is not just for cow manure; technology is compatible with swine manure and it probably could work with chicken manure, too, but because the latter is dry, it would have to be diluted before the process could work.