Insights and Stories on Manure

Dutch farmer separates nitrogen from manure to fertilize crops

Jun. 28, 2024 at 11:54 am CDT

Glacier FarmMedia—A Dutch farmer is making liquid fertilizer from cow manure so he can use the nutrients locally instead of moving them around the country. Ton Groot Roessink milks about 200 cows near Baak, using robots, automated feeding and automated manure cleaning. Manure from the farm is put through a […]

Canada launches offset credits to help tackle emissions

Jun. 8, 2022 at 7:23 pm CDT

By Nia Williams

No poop for you: Manure supplies run short as fertilizer prices soar

Apr. 6, 2022 at 8:29 pm CDT

By Bianca Flowers P.J. Huffstutter Tom Polansek

Manitoba soil temperatures allow for spring fertilizer

Mar. 23, 2021 at 8:18 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Quebec ag co-op to power up on dairy cattle manure

Dec. 16, 2019 at 8:28 pm CST

By GFM Staff

Florence shuts down U.S. slaughterhouses

Sep. 18, 2018 at 4:19 am CDT

Chicago/Los Angeles | Reuters — U.S. food companies kept slaughter plants shut on Monday in southeastern states swamped by Hurricane Florence as flash floods collapsed the walls of at least two hog manure pits, made roads undriveable and delayed rail shipments. Catastrophic flooding from Hurricane Florence, which has dumped up […]

By Lisa Baertlein Tom Polansek

Manitoba extends fertilizing deadline to Saturday

Nov. 9, 2015 at 3:15 pm CST

A warmer-than-usual November has allowed Manitoba’s conservation and water stewardship department to delay its winter fertilizing ban until Saturday (Nov. 14). With soil temperatures not yet at the freezing point, the province announced Monday it would extend its deadline for spreading of phosphorus and/or nitrogen, including synthetic fertilizers and/or manure, […]

By Staff