Industrialist Jean Paul Getty once compared manure to money in that both have to be “spread around.” But in Maryland, we know that too much spreading of manure is costly, and the trick is to find more ...

WILMINGTON, Del. — The company that pioneered brand-name chicken — Perdue Farms — is now trying to work similar magic with a less-appetizing end of the poultry industry: the mixture of woodchips and ...

Commercial poultry operations are required to handle poultry litter in a way that minimizes environmental impact, while also complying with State and Federal regulations. The use of permanent manure ...

Poultry farms today operate under increasing pressure. Environmental regulations are tightening, public expectations are rising, and farms are expected to ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - How high is too high for a pile of chicken manure? Eight feet, apparently. Chicken waste is an excellent fertilizer, but with the growing season still weeks away it’s piling ...

Despite its naysayers, the Poultry Litter Management Act – HB 599/SB 496 – benefits farmers, taxpayers and the environment. This bill would require large poultry companies to be responsible for the ...

A combination of unseasonably warm weather, fewer inspections and equipment failure at a local poultry farm are responsible for a recent influx of flies bothering residents in a Yucaipa neighborhood, ...

MUNCIE – The Indiana state chemist's office has been busy investigating complaints about piles of chicken and turkey manure since the adoption of a new manure-staging rule took full effect in 2013.

Underground phosphorus deposits around the world are mined for use as a much-valued fertilizer. Now soil scientists have found a way to "mine" the phosphorus in poultry manure. In 2006, the United ...

A 20-year study by Iowa State University researchers shows fertilizing cropland with poultry manure can benefit soil health and farm profits when compared to a commercial fertilizer. The study looked ...