Researchers from North Carolina A&T State University have developed a process that uses pig manure as a low-cost replacement for petroleum in the production of road asphalt. In searching for bio ...

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In this research plot at the MU Bradford Research Farm, soil has been fertilized with pig manure to study its effect on corn yields and soil health. Corn, one of the most common crops grown in the ...

Bangladesh’s plan to import US corn has drawn online backlash amid concerns over farming practices, trade pressure and ...

Gasoline made from pig manure might not smell nice, but sometimes you've just got to pinch your nose and bear it. In a study published today in the journal Fuel, researchers from the National ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University researchers have developed a cost-effective, nutritional diet for pigs that produces manure with less troublesome nitrogen and less odor than typical pig ...

PEORIA, Ill.—Terry Whitehead's lab here is stocked with glass boiling flasks, Bunsen burners—and cans of extra-strength air freshener. The microbiologist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture works ...

A US embassy Dhaka tweet on a shipment of American corn for Bangladesh has triggered a social media backlash, with users ...

A research team reveals that soils surrounding intensive livestock farms can become hotspots for antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), even when fertilizers are considered “low risk”.

Corn, one of the most common crops grown in the Midwest, requires a lot of fertilizer, which can have environmental consequences. The University of Missouri and its research partners are now studying ...