Manure pumping is an operational necessity, but a recent study links manure pumping to a 3.38-times greater risk of disease spread, underscoring the urgent need for advance planning.

When saturated soils and full storage pits collide, experts share tactical adjustments for equipment, setbacks and field selection.

Saturated soils and back-to-back storms are leaving Iowa farmers with full manure storage and unworkable ground, but experts say it’s not time to panic yet.

Manure is often a major headache, but new systems are turning waste into “liquid gold” and clean water to boost pork producers’ bottom line and solve storage challenges.

The Challenge focuses on increasing collaboration among established industry companies and experts with startup companies.

A farmer and a farm worker are on probation after applying liquid manure onto a field that resulted in runoff into a nearby stream. The farm was fined $50,000.

Last December’s early onset of winter weather combined with heavy snow cover may mean some manure storage facilities are nearing capacity. Spring rain has a way of making spring field work difficult, slowing the progress of emptying in-ground manure storages. What to do?