As winter approaches, the challenges associated with the application of manure become more pronounced. Adopting best practices that maximize nutrient utilization and safeguard our water resources is ...

National Farm Safety and Health Week 2025 is Sept. 21–27, and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach reminds operators that safety is critical when handling, transporting and applying manure.

Finding what works best for you in applying manure into your fields takes testing and experimenting, according to University of Minnesota Extension educator Chryseis Modderman. Surface application of ...

A later harvest and colder temperatures have caused some issues for livestock producers who would like to fertilize fields with manure. Iowa State University Extension Agronomist, Joel DeJong, says ...

October’s cool, wet weather delayed more than the crop harvest. At some livestock farms, full manure basins created anxious moments for farmers awaiting harvested fields so they could land-apply ...

As the region heads into planting season, it’s important that producers have a manure management plan set in place, while also taking into account proper manure application to their fields. Producers ...

A wet fall followed by freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall in areas may force some Iowa farmers to adjust how they apply manure to their fields — which could spell foul odors for some rural ...

With harvest drawing to an end and winter fast approaching, remember to think about where and how you plan to store manure over the winter. Winter means frozen ground, snow and -- if feedlot operators ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The arrival of cold weather, snow and ice means Indiana's livestock producers need to remember that applying manure to farm fields during the winter is regulated by the state.

Dairy farmers in the Northeast can improve water quality and boost the profitability of their operations by changing the timing and method of applying manure to their fields in the fall, along with ...

DES MOINES -- A group active on environmental issues is vowing to kill legislation approved 21-0 Tuesday by the House Ag Committee. Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (CCI) said HF 2324 would ...