DOVER, Del. — Members of the Delaware Nutrient Management Commission approved an emergency order during their October 4 meeting that will allow for a 180-day extension for properly staged poultry litter in Delaware Crop fields beginning on November 1. Many Delaware farms apply poultry litter, a natural fertilizer rich in nutrients and micronutrients, to their […]

HARRISONBURG, Va. — Phosphorus-rich poultry litter accumulates, is collected and shipped for use on Virginia’s farms to enhance soil and grow robust crops. And now end users of poultry litter are receiving increased incentives to obtain the material shipped from Accomack, Page and Rockingham counties through the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation’s Virginia Poultry […]

MANHATTAN, Kan. – The executive director of a northeast Kansas food center told a gathering of entrepreneurs and community development professionals recently that a shared-use kitchen is an avenue toward enhancing quality of life in the state’s rural areas. Gary Satter, who has led the Glacial Hills Food Center in Horton since 2009, said his organization’s commercial […]

HERMITAGE, Mo. — Just how high can fertilizer get? Do we have other options? What about poultry manure? I released this article in 2017 and again in 2020. I thought it would be a relevant one to release again with current prices on the rise as I am still getting questions asked in my counties […]