Horse manure needs to be 'cooked' for a specific length of time and at high enough temperatures to result in sufficient reductions in viability of roundworm (Parascaris equorum) eggs and Rhodococcus ...

Q.: I'd like to know the best uses of horse manure. The horses eat mostly hay with some oats at night. If I compost, what is the best way to do that? Robert Pawloskisr, Cedar Springs A.: Most years, ...

Manure is regarded to be the best natural fertilizer for farms, but the ones from horses may have more purpose apart from enriching one's harvests, with a new study claiming that it can be transformed ...

Many Brooklynites don’t know that an adult horse produces close to 75 pounds of manure a day. So if (for some reason) you find yourself with 25 horses on your hands ...

Q: I've got access to some horse manure from a farm. Can I apply it to my vegetable garden over winter or should I wait until spring? A: If I had to pick the best time for a horse-manuring of the ...

While at a meeting at the Ashland Public Library a few years ago I had a question from one of my readers and they asked me if they should use old farm yard soil in their vegetable garden. A few years ...

For centuries, nutrient-rich animal manure has been used to enrich the soil and boost crop production. Traditionally, cow and horse manure were the most readily available options. However, with the ...