Q: The rabbits in our neighborhood are especially numerous this winter! The layer of rabbit droppings on the yard and garden is quite thick in places. Are these droppings harmful to us or to the lawn ...

ARCADIA — Davidson County farmer Charity Smith is proving you can do a lot of agricultural enterprises on a small amount of land, and do it well. Tucked inside Smith’s home garage in her northern ...

A neighbor’s report of a large pile of uncontained compost containing rabbit manure and hay on an Augusta County property has set off a cascading chain of events that threatens to shut down a ...

Apr. 13—As spring and warmer temperatures move northward over Maine, homesteaders are throwing open the doors of barns and coops to take advantage of the fresh air. But as pleasant as that is, they ...

Manure is an organic fertilizer made from the dung of domestic livestock including horses, cows, and poultry. It may also contain urine and bedding material like straw or sawdust. Manure is an ...

Fertilizer prices have doubled from a year ago, but farmers still need to get nutrients into the ground. Some are finding relief from costly synthetic fertilizers in manure. It’s never been a better ...