Manure-based compost piles can be more work and take more time than piles fueled by kitchen scraps. But the rewards are too good to pass up. Many horse and mule stables in the area offer free manure ...

FARGO - North Dakota's long, cold winter has led to larger than normal accumulations of manure and bedding, and may delay producers' fertilizer application. Producers typically apply manure as a ...

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. — When done right, composting manure and livestock is an environmentally sound way to dispose of animals and their waste, according to Mary Keena, North Dakota State University ...

A 1,000-pound horse can produce 1,500 pounds of manure in a month. That is a lot of manure to manage. Mary Kenna, livestock environmental management specialist at North Dakota State University said ...

The safest way to use raw manure is to add it to your compost pile as "green" material and thoroughly compost it along with "brown" organic matter, such as fallen leaves, straw and dried weeds, which ...

MILFORD, Neb. -- It took nearly four months, but to the relief of neighbors for miles around, a burning manure pile has been extinguished. David Dickinson, owner and manager of Midwest Feeding Co., ...