After a few days, the prepared compost heap will get hot and when opened up can release steam. As the waste materials decompose, they release nutrients in forms that can be used by crops ...

Empowering rural women through sustainable agriculture in southern Rajasthan, enhancing soil health and boosting rural ...

To properly know what to do, AI systems need good data as input. But the future is bright with the advent of camera and ...

President Donald Trump's administration eliminated a program that helped food banks buy food directly from local farmers.

The biochar project, which started four years ago, is designed to help reduce methane emissions from cow manure at the sprawling property ... observed significantly less odors coming from the manure ...

Dairy farmers rely on science, innovation and efficiency to run their farms efficiently while protecting the environment.

The program contributed about 7% of her farm store’s revenue on her 70-cow dairy farm ... because her extra milk doesn’t get dumped into a manure pit — it goes to shelters where it ...

He started by digging pits that were two feet by two feet across 0.75 acres. “I filled them with cow dung manure before planting the saplings. I knew the soil needed enrichment,” he explains. This ...

Renovating the tie-stall barn into a dry cow barn and utilizing useable farmland for pasture was also a part of his expansion. The couple then expanded the manure pit to accommodate the growing herd ...