The hi-tech manure applicator is the first of its kind in the nation. This isn't a load of you-know-what. Manure is unpopular stuff, even with farmers. It does provide valuable nutrients at an ...

Consistency probably isn’t the first word you think of when you consider how to improve manure applications on your fields. But getting an even amount on every acre is one of the primary challenges ...

After six months of effort, Kirk Unzelman and Mike Intlekofer are ready to put this manure spreader to work. Although the spreader was in rough condition, the nameplate was intact and identified it as ...

Always a fast learner, I was quick to learn never to spread manure with a strong wind at your back. A frozen chunk that smacks against the back is a painful lesson. The subject came up recently at the ...

Fertilizing your garden is no easy feat when you’ve got acres upon acres of farmland to cover. That’s why industrial farming complexes rely on massive mechanical manure spreaders to evenly distribute ...

Auctioneer Chad Loucks talking there talking about the New Idea 213 manure spreader he sold yesterday on WTC Auction consignment sale in Saegertown, PA (http://www ...

Finding what works best for you in applying manure into your fields takes testing and experimenting, according to University of Minnesota Extension educator Chryseis Modderman. Surface application of ...

Manure is a billion-dollar industry. In North Carolina, for example, the hog industry generates 19,000 jobs and $10 billion a year in economic output, but with pork production struggling, hog farmers ...