Farmers handle a wide range of responsibilities to keep operations running—and a routine but often overlooked duty is safely ...

Decomposing food scraps at Bennett Compost in Northeast Philadelphia. Millions of tons of food waste end up in landfills each year. But alternatives like composting, anaerobic digestion and even ...

Compost bedded pack barns represent an innovative alternative to traditional housing systems, offering a dynamic environment where dairy cows benefit from continuously composted bedding materials.

WILLMAR -- With the federal Food and Drug Administration rule change on rendering of 30-month or older cattle set to change April 27, the Minnesota Board of Animal Health is encouraging beef and dairy ...

Compost is spread on a research field. (Photo: UC Davis) A new study finds animal compost may prevent harmful microorganisms from surviving in farm fields. The research, published today in the Journal ...

Despite adequate care and management, animal mortalities occasionally occur on farms. When they do, Kentucky livestock producers have few options to safely dispose of the carcass. On-farm composting ...

The city can reach 180,000 tons of permitted composting capacity in at least three boroughs with newly identified sites, per ...