Manure handling - Articles

Tackling a digester project: Tips for dairies

Whether an anaerobic digester is in your farm’s near or distant future, use this advice to prepare for the process.

September 30, 2024

While investing in an anaerobic digester can have many advantages, dairy farmers have much to consider as they embark on these projects. Use the following tips to help ensure your anaerobic digester journey is successful.

Trends in manure handling, application and treatment

Developments in manure management technologies are tackling issues like sand-laden manure, compaction and the role of manure additives.

June 4, 2024

Emma Ohirko

Explore three trends in manure management and their potential to impact operational efficiency.

Roundtable: Three dairy producers on the value added from anaerobic digesters

February 29, 2024

Emma Ohirko

Three anaerobic digester operators discuss how their systems complement dairies operations and how they up the value of their farms.

Fly control management strategies for your herd

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure when it comes to managing flies in your herd. An understanding of these pests’ life cycles will aid in their control.

February 28, 2024

Chris Ashworth

Many producers think that when a cow shakes flies off or swats them away with her tail, the issue is over. It isn’t. However, by controlling flies, you can improve cow comfort, lower disease transmission and minimize production losses.

Integrating circular bioeconomy in Idaho dairy production

Circular bioeconomy integrates circular economy and bioeconomy principles, utilizing byproducts, cover crops and manure in advancing sustainability initiatives.

February 15, 2024

Izabelle Teixeira and Mireille Chahine

The circular bioeconomy, an emerging, innovative and holistic approach, provides an alternative solution to address the global challenges faced by dairy production.

Quantifying the value of manure – Taking uncertainty out of an inherently variable nutrient source

November 25, 2023

Juan Carlos Ramos Tanchez, Carlos Irias, Kirsten Workman, and Quirine M. Ketterings

Sound land application of livestock manure can reduce or replace fertilizer needs, given that manure contains all 17 essential nutrients for crop growth, and increase soil health over time. Healthier soils are more resilient to extreme weather events, thereby increasing overall farm resilience.

North American Manure Expo featured innovation backed by research

People from all corners of the industry gathered for the North American Manure Expo Aug. 9-10 at the University of Wisconsin – Madison Arlington Research Station in Arlington, Wisconsin.

September 14, 2023

Jenn Coyne

Fitting the event’s tagline, “Research. Innovation. Solutions.,” the two-day North American Manure Expo featured groundbreaking research and solutions for manure handling and management.

Idaho dairy innovations in manure management

August 14, 2023

EmmaRae Parsons and Pat Hatzenbuehler

Bioplastics, hydrochar, composted manure and value-added products are some of the uses for dairy manure being developed in Idaho and around the country.

Crop season safety

August 3, 2023

Jim Carrabba, Joe Lawrence, and Kirsten Workman

Farming is not just a job. It is a way of life. Unfortunately, many dangers are associated with this vocation. Individuals on farms are exposed to a host of mechanical and environmental hazards every day that increase risk of injury or death.