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Mike McRee found benefits he never expected when he adopted the soil cultivation method for his forage crops.

A large farm in western Michigan plans to start producing electricity from manure produced by its 3,000-plus dairy cows.

A large southeastern Michigan dairy farm and the state’s environmental regulators say the farm’s practice of spraying manure on croplands is OK.

NRCS invested over $8 million in manure management plans and structural practices to help dairymen comply with increasingly stringent federal and state water quality regulations.

Free registration is available for the Nov. 12 conference in Fresno.

Without a dollar into it, a California dairy generates income from an anaerobic digester

For every gallon of milk shipped from the front door of a dairy farm, around 2 gal. of liquid manure is produced and must be managed out the back door.

High-tech operations at Walt Moore’s dairy are not so much to coddle the cows as it is to make them better citizens of the planet.

A La Crosse, Wis., based health care network celebrated the completion of a $14 million project that uses cow manure to produce electricity in conjunction with the World Dairy Expo.

The new categories: Outstanding Achievement in Resource Stewardship and Outstanding Achievement in Community Partnerships.