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Sometimes the most brilliant ideas are the simplest. That's the case with CowPots, seed-starter pots made of composted cow manure. Composted manure biodegrades in three to four weeks, so starts have ...

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When I read an article about Fitbits for cows, in my extremely vivid imagination, I pictured a cow wearing a purple bracelet on its ankle. Well, that’s not exactly how it’s worn, but it records the ...

What came first, plants or manure? Dairy farmers probably could discuss that question for years, since either can nurture the other. Over the past five decades, the ingenious Freund family of ...

Plastic seed trays and pots have been the standard for decades, but plastic is slow to break down, adds to landfills and can leach toxins into the ground. Some more sustainable solutions include ...

Dairy farmers Matt and Ben Freund wanted to figure out how to manage the manure pollution on their farm. A methane gas digester did the trick, but there was a byproduct from that process — a solid, ...