The State Water Resources Control Board has approved revisions to a Compost Order, easing restrictions for dairy farmers on a conservation practice that has taken center stage with the administration.

Compost is spread on a research field. (Photo: UC Davis) A new study finds animal compost may prevent harmful microorganisms from surviving in farm fields. The research, published today in the Journal ...

Brooke Salvaggio, co-owner of Urbavore Urban Farms, waters a cover crop in late August. The farm's gardens get a heavy dose of compost collected at their operation. Yet the farm has been dealing with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Senior couple composting at home Dr. Donna Nickerson is the owner of Da’ Shack Farmers Market Health and Wellness, Inc. in Waco, ...

ROCHESTER, Minn — Volunteers from throughout the city of Rochester came out strong for an agricultural compost build day, which months from now will be used by immigrant farmers to feed and support ...

The new agri-tech Egyptian company Baramoda produced a compost that can reduce by 30 percent the water needed to irrigate the soil (Photo: Baramoda) One way Egyptian youth were able to adapt to the ...

A new, local environmental group is organizing a competition to promote composting and hoping the competition will become an annual event. The Ventura County Compost Network, a group of local ...

The North Dakota State University Carrington Research Extension Center, with cooperation from the Wells County Soil Conservation District, will host a daylong composting demonstration event Aug. 19.

Members of the Mantua Urban Peace Garden squeeze in just about every crop they can cultivate: tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, lettuces, herbs, strawberries, potatoes, beans, and watermelons. But only ...