In this video, I show and explain how adding a lot of cow manure to a raised garden bed can fix bad soil and make your ...

While at a meeting at the Ashland Public Library a few years ago I had a question from one of my readers and they asked me if they should use old farm yard soil in their vegetable garden. A few years ...

A rake scooping horse manure into a wheelbarrow - Maho/Getty Images Animal manure remains one of the best amendments you can make to your soil, but there are important mistakes to avoid when using ...

ITHACA — Cow manure – a longtime agricultural waste headache for dairy farmers – soon may ignite a new sustainable fertilizing trend. Judiciously decomposing organic matter from 700 degrees Fahrenheit ...

The use of cow dung as fertilizer is as common today as it was in the 1900’s. And it seems to have made a debut in recent months, perhaps due to the huge surge in fertilizer prices. But if there is ...