This is my first VLog whereby I capture my thoughts of the day whilst I'm working on our small acreage doing daily tasks to stay as self-sufficient as possible. Today's task is composting down ...

The next step in chicken manure composting is to get the used bedding and put it into a compost bin. Water it thoroughly and turn the pile every few weeks to get air into the pile.

Putt the Poop will sell or compost manure collected at farms, including selling the black dirt or manure to farmers.

Q: Regarding H5N1 (aka Highly Pathogenic Avian Flu), we usually get chicken manure compost and apply it to our garden every year. Since they heat it up, I’m just not sure how high the temp gets ...

Some words may be mispronounced. Manure-laden runoff from a dairy farm killed more than 100,000 small fish in a creek in March near Decorah, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.

You can support our state’s dairy farmers by purchasing locally-produced dairy products, adding some composted manure to your garden, and – of course – waving to the tractor drivers.

One system leverages heat from composting manure piles to warm a water reservoir, which then distributes heat throughout the greenhouse via a heat pump.

Manure spills and the overapplication of manure on fields can pollute the state's waterways. (Photo courtesy of Iowa DNR) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a fish kill near ...

This smoldering pile of manure on Millington Road west of Clayton pictured Jan. 27, 2025 has drawn complaints from nearby residents about odors and about fumes causing breathing problems.

A smoldering pile of chicken manure west of Clayton is causing complaints not only about odors but about people having difficulty breathing. The Clayton Fire Company posted news about the manure ...