Envirokure only recently began selling its organic fertilizer. But the Pennsylvania startup could soon help answer a question that’s been vexing local farmers and environmental regulators for years.

Chicken manure, often called "black gold," provides one of the most nutrient-rich boosts for your soil. Different types of chicken manure exist, with variations in quality and composition. You can ...

In this situation, manure is often seen as a problem that must be removed as quickly as possible. But what if this perception ...

What are the benefits of raising chickens? In a word, poop! Learn how to put chicken manure as fertilizer to use in your garden. Fresh, nutritious eggs and homegrown roast chicken dinners are reason ...

The following is an excerpt from Holy Shit: Managing Manure to Save Mankind by Gene Logsdon (Chelsea Green, 2010). In his humorous, anecdotal manifesto, Logsdon imparts how to transform farm, pet and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apr. 13—As spring and warmer temperatures move northward over Maine, homesteaders are throwing open the doors of barns and coops ...

The AG in Oklahoma wants a ban on fertilizing hay fields and other pastures with the chicken litter, and a federal court has ruled that Tyson Foods and 10 other companies are liable for pollution. No ...

Eastern Shore rivers and the Chesapeake Bay are being degraded by spreading too much fertilizer and manure on the Delmarva Peninsula’s farm fields, a new federal report concludes. The report, released ...

Not all types of renewable energy are created equal, some environmental advocates say. In Maryland, they're figuratively turning up the heat on chicken manure, hoping that others literally won't. The ...