What are the benefits of raising chickens? In a word, poop! Learn how to put chicken manure as fertilizer to use in your garden. Fresh, nutritious eggs and homegrown roast chicken dinners are reason ...

Chicken manure, often called "black gold," provides one of the most nutrient-rich boosts for your soil. Different types of chicken manure exist, with variations in quality and composition. You can ...

The following is an excerpt from Holy Shit: Managing Manure to Save Mankind by Gene Logsdon (Chelsea Green, 2010). In his humorous, anecdotal manifesto, Logsdon imparts how to transform farm, pet and ...

Whether you are a Louisiana poultry farmer or just keep chickens in your back yard, there may soon be a solution to the vexing problem of disposing of chicken waste, thanks to a research project ...

VIENNA — The drastic change in farm practices that a panel has recommended to fight toxic microbes in the Chesapeake Bay would raise costs for Maryland farmers, especially on the lower Eastern Shore, ...

Your editorial “The chicken waste conundrum” (Aug. 23) was right that the chicken processing industry needs to be properly regulated. In order to protect the livelihoods of Maryland farmers, we need ...