As winter approaches, the challenges associated with the application of manure become more pronounced. Adopting best practices that maximize nutrient utilization and safeguard our water resources is ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources division that's responsible for environmental oversight of 8,000 confined animal ...

A Polk County judge has reversed the decision of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to permit an 11,600-head cattle feedlot in northeast Iowa. Friday’s ruling in the lawsuit by the Sierra Club ...

In the northern Great Plains, winter is a fact of life in which severe cold temperatures, frequent dangerous wind chills, and ...

Billed as the “world’s biggest pile of sh**,” in its day, a steaming, multi-story heap of manure large enough to fill a sporting arena once dominated the periphery of Sioux City, Iowa and triggered a ...

Amid continued opposition, a Clayton County livestock facility is again seeking approval from state regulators for of its plan for how it will dispose of the manure it produces close to the headwaters ...

SHELDON, Iowa — Greg Brenneman, an ISU extension Ag Engineer, spoke to producers about no-till and manure and how it all works together during the no-till conference in Sheldon. "Farmers need to have ...

A new report asks online recipe sites to stop featuring so many recipes for beef dishes, because it said beef consumption comes with a steep environmental footprint, in Nevada and across the U.S.