Why You Should Be Careful When Using Manure To Improve Your Soil

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 ...
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Faba Bean Cut for Green Manure in Field (IMAGE)

Faba Bean Cut for Green Manure in Field (IMAGE) American Society of Agronomy Caption Right, faba bean was cut for 'green manure' just after the flowering stage. The remaining plants cover the soil, ...
WKOW

Agronomists encourage farmers to keep manure on the fields and out of the water

STOUGHTON, Wis. (WKOW) -- When you think of Wisconsin's waterways, manure probably isn't the first thing to come to mind. But managing animal waste plays a huge role in keeping our lakes clean. Kim ...
The Daily News Online

Panel gets pilot guidelines for manure use on farm fields

The Genesee County Public Service Committee received an overview Monday of pilot guidelines for the spread of manure on farm fields in the county. “Basically they are eliminating spreading on snowpack ...
JSTOR Daily

Initial responses of maize and beans to decreased concentrations of monomeric inorganic aluminium with application of manure or tree prunings to an Oxisol in Burundi

Plant and Soil, Vol. 171, No. 2 (April (II) 1995), pp. 275-282 (8 pages) Prunings of Calliandra calothyrsus, Grevillea robusta, Leucaena diversifolia and farm yard manure were applied each cropping ...
The Journal

A manure maneuver: ARS scientists using manure to help dairy farmers tackle climate change

The effects of climate change are bringing new and increasingly complex challenges to agriculture. One problem is the exacerbation of nutrient pollution. Higher temperatures can increase undesirable ...