ST. PAUL -- Stall bedding materials for cows have become increasingly expensive and difficult to find. This situation has prompted many dairy producers to search for more feasible alternatives, such ...

Cornell University has found new ways to make use of cow manure. The Teaching Dairy Barn at the College of Veterinary Medicine has installed a system that separates manure from sand bedding material, ...

ST. PAUL -- Sand bedding is very popular with many dairy producers - until it comes to handling sand-laden manure. Sand is very comfortable for cows to lie on in well designed and managed freestalls.

Bedding choice is a crucial factor in both cow comfort and udder health, and dairy farms in the Midwest are increasingly ...

The Chautauqua County Soil and Water Conservation District will receive funds from the state as part of the Climate Resilient Farming Program for work on a project involving a local dairy farm. The ...

For years, Paul Danbom let good fertilizer go to waste. On his 900-head dairy farm in Turlock, California, he was buying fertilizer for his distant cornfields. Meanwhile, he was paying to dispose of ...

A just-released video showcases manure-scrubbing technology, as a dairy farmer and company executive water ski and plunge head-first into the 30 million-gallon manure lagoon at an Eastern Washington ...

Residential homes worldwide are powered by electricity. In Rising Sun, Maryland, a group of 20 homes are powered by electricity, but not in the way you’re thinking. The power to these homes is ...