Because manure is piped to the irrigation units, the use of large trucks that damage roads is unnecessary, Buelow said. He also noted that manure can be applied to growing crops during the growing ...

Mike Dummer, a grain and hog farmer near La Crosse, said he has used manure irrigation for nearly 25 years. He said a big advantage is that it eliminates the use of trucks and wear and tear on local ...

The West Kewaunee Town Board at its Monday meeting unanimously passed an ordinance prohibiting the application of liquid animal manure using spray irrigation systems, becoming the first town in ...

So here’s what factory farms are up to these days: They’re using commercial sprinklers to spray animal manure over fields. That’s right — they are literally spewing a bunch of shit into the air. The ...

If I were still getting a paycheck as an adjunct professor, I would be celebrating a teachable moment. “Look for the externalities,” was a message I hoped my students would take with them into their ...

At the Kewaunee County Land and Water Conservation Meeting Tuesday, the committee discussed implementation of the groundwater protection ordinance's first year and heard a scientific presentation on ...

OTTAWA COUNTY, MI – A manure spill has prompted the farm at the source of the spill to shut down an irrigation system that feeds into Crockery Creek. The spill occurred after a mechanical failure in ...

Because manure is piped to the irrigation units, the use of large trucks that damage roads is unnecessary, Buelow said. He also noted that manure can be applied to growing crops during the growing ...