You might dump your kitchen scraps into the plastic composter at the back corner of the yard and forget about them, but those compost bins are often an inefficient way to reduce food scraps into ...

Thinking about starting a vegetable plot this spring? You’re not alone. In 2009, 7 million people picked up shovels for the first time to cut their grocery bill, add more fresh produce to their diet ...

The value of housing for dairy cows is a frequent topic of discussion. Some believe a low cost, low input production system (like blue sky housing), will lead to a more favorable bottom line than a ...

John and Annelies Seffrood gave a virtual tour of their three straw-bedded compost barns Wednesday afternoon here at World Dairy Expo. The Seffroods, who milk 1,200 cows near Summit, S.D. use the ...