Using a cattle slurry additive can reduce nitrogen losses and crust formation and improve aerobic bacteria count, according to new Kingshay trial work. Enhancing the value of slurry and ensuring ...

A new approach to the use of “bugs” to improve the nutrient content of stored slurry has more than doubled the value of nitrogen on a dairy unit in Lancashire where the slurry nitrogen will be worth ...

Greenhouse gases act like a layer of window glass in the atmosphere: They prevent heat from being radiated from the Earth's surface into space. Methane does that 28 times as effectively as carbon ...

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With the increasing challenge to maintain profitability while balancing the mounting pressure to meet environmental targets, soil health specialists are encouraging farms to look at the advantages of ...

Livestock farming produces large quantities of greenhouse gases, especially methane, which is particularly harmful to the climate. Among other things, it escapes during the storage of animal excrement ...

Teagasc researchers have tested chemicals for addition to slurry and dirty water, but found they cannot be generally recommended as a means to decrease incidental losses from slurry of phosphorus and ...

This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The ...

Livestock farming produces large quantities of greenhouse gases, especially methane, which is particularly harmful to the climate. Among other things, it escapes during the storage of animal excrement ...

Livestock farming produces large quantities of greenhouse gases, especially methane, which is particularly harmful to the climate. Among other things, it escapes during the storage of animal excrement ...