A Chinese research team showed that adding phase-specific microbial consortia at different composting stages extended the ...

It has become standard practice to add organic matter such as compost when preparing soil. At least as far as information on ...

The intensification of global agriculture results in significant disposal challenges, with 14 billion tons of crop straw and 125 million tons of livestock manure produced annually. Traditional ...

At barn No. 5 at the Larson Dairy farm just north of Lake Okeechobee, a line of cows pump out milk bound for grocery stores shelves and family refrigerators across Florida. Being cows, they are also ...

While at a meeting at the Ashland Public Library a few years ago I had a question from one of my readers and they asked me if they should use old farm yard soil in their vegetable garden. A few years ...

Discover how Mark revitalizes his sunken raised garden bed in this in-depth update. Follow his organic gardening process as ...