Manure management is a critical aspect of sustainable agriculture, particularly for smaller dairy farms where resources and space are limited. Methane, a greenhouse gas that is a leading cause of ...

Last month marked a big step for Tomah manufacturer USEMCO. Nov. 15 was when the company’s first manure digester was shipped off to be tested at farmer Wayne Peters’ 200-cow Chaseburg dairy. “If this ...

Always a fast learner, I was quick to learn never to spread manure with a strong wind at your back. A frozen chunk that smacks against the back is a painful lesson. The subject came up recently at the ...

A bright blue tanker truck rumbles up the road to Longview Farm, a dairy operation in western Massachusetts. The driver, Luke Page, hops down from the cab and wrestles to connect a fat hose from the ...