PRINCETON, Minn. -- Dennis and Marsha Haubenschild were always confident their manure digester would produce electricity and reduce odors, but their system has greatly exceeded expectations. The ...

University of Vermont researchers are developing technology to transform dairy farm waste into a cleaner-burning fuel, ...

Let down by electric utilities, farmers bet on natural gas as a more promising way to make a return from cow manure. This story is the second in a three-part series. Read the first and third ...

ST. PAUL -- The House and Senate have provided $660,000 to provide loans to finance manure digester systems. Manure digesters take farm animal waste, trap the methane gas from the manure and convert ...

PLYMOUTH, Ind. — Homestead Dairy Farm is family-owned and operated. Jill and Brian Houin recycle cow manure to help power their hometown with green energy. They’re able to do that with the help of an ...

The study, which analyzed 12 years of data on a commercial-sized farm, found that the byproduct of anaerobic digestion can ...

An Amana Farms project to turn animal waste into electricity is generating results and reducing greenhouse gases. Members of the Iowa Power Fund board and officials of the Iowa Office of Energy ...

The stench of cow feces, urine and ammonia forces residents to keep windows and doors closed in parts of California's farming country. Some people constantly run air purifiers at home to counter the ...

Bedding choice is a crucial factor in both cow comfort and udder health, and dairy farms in the Midwest are increasingly ...

CASA GRANDE — Thousands of gallons of liquid manure sit in the open on 25-foot deep settling ponds at Casa Grande Dairy Co. Farm owner Jim Boyle says he could earn some extra revenue by taking biogas, ...