EGLE officials are defending new permit requirements for large farms, intended to further prevent livestock manure from ...

Livestock production in the U.S. has seen massive consolidation, with thousands of animals being raised in close quarters. The midpoint U.S. dairy herd in 1982 had 80 cows, while in 2007 it had 570 ...

Understand the significance of nitrates from chemical fertilizer and manure in farming and their implications for the environment.

The stench of pig manure "is never more offensive than it is at that moment," said Ken Kephardt, an associate professor of animal science at Penn State. He also is a co-author with Dec of the ...

Earthworms remove 70-95 percent of antibiotic resistance genes from farm manure, making safer fertilizer for crops.

BOWNE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — When Michael Geerlings bought Brook View Dairy in 2004, he knew he would work toward a more sustainable way of farming. Decades later, his operation is setting the ...