The nitrogen content of these materials usually necessitates composting before use. The organic matter in goat manure makes it an attractive compost choice for many farmers because goat manure ...

Skyrocketing prices of chemical fertilisers have cast a shadow of uncertainty over crop harvests and food security in ...

Cow, sheep, goat, horse ... During the winter, composted and fresh manure will start to release nutrients into the soil, ...

“Composting is the human version of re-creating what Mother Nature does out in the wild”: mixing together organic materials to facilitate healthy decomposition, says Rebecca Louie, founder of ...

Inviting them to your DIY compost piles or vegetable gardens can literally lead you down a path of diseases. As for the best type of manure to use in your yard or garden, substitute the villains with ...

Reducing costs and emissions while maintaining food production was the focus of the recent Farm Carbon Toolkit's field day in ...

Composting is one of the most effective ways to manage livestock manure and convert the waste into a valuable soil amendment. With fertiliser prices soaring almost every month, making own compost ...

It will also break down synthetic compounds like antibiotics in the manure. This is why cold manures like cow, sheep and goat need to be composted before use. Hannah uses a deep litter ...

Farmyard manure is a valuable resource in any grassland system. For an organic farm whose only other input sources are ...

The best pumpkins get fed to the farm’s flock of 105 sheep and the ones that are not suitable for feeding will be composted and used the following season to spread in its pastures. The farm said ...

The Friendly City Food Co-op received the 2024 Valley Treasure Award from the Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley.

Fiona is now living on a farm in Scotland (Picture: Jamie Williamson) Britain’s ‘loneliest sheep’ is struggling to return to a normal farm life after spending two years alone on a cliff in ...