The presence of a robust broiler industry on the Delmarva Peninsula also necessitates the management of poultry litter (i.e., a composite of bedding material, feed, manure, feathers, and uric acid) in ...

Therefore, cost-effective, practical, and environmentally sound best management practices (BMPs) for poultry litter management are needed to reduce nutrient losses to the environment during storage, ...

Mike McGregor rumbles down the turnrow of a buckshot soybean field and pulls a long train of dust behind his truck as he checks up behind a blue fertilizer buggy filled with chicken litter.

Agriculture schools in chicken country have published brochures on how to store chicken litter, and the University of Maryland goes so far as suggesting having the fire department on hand if ...

Despite a heavy environmental impact, industrial animal agriculture is largely exempted from federal and state air and water ...