Researchers from North Carolina A&T State University have developed a process that uses pig manure as a low-cost replacement for petroleum in the production of road asphalt. In searching for bio ...

In this research plot at the MU Bradford Research Farm, soil has been fertilized with pig manure to study its effect on corn yields and soil health. Corn, one of the most common crops grown in the ...

This creek has turned a bright shade of red thanks to a liquid pig manure spill from a nearby farm. Here's what's being done about it.

Gasoline made from pig manure might not smell nice, but sometimes you've just got to pinch your nose and bear it. In a study published today in the journal Fuel, researchers from the National ...

A new replacement for petroleum is coming from an unlikely source - pig manure! While the oils produced are too low grade to generate gasoline, they may work where the rubber meets the road. A new ...

One day the people of the world may say, "In America, the roads are paved with pig manure." Processed pig manure is a cheap and sustainable petroleum-free way of paving roads, according to a group of ...

Yuanhui Zhang, University of Illinois, shows a poster and model of a USDA-funded project aiming to convert biowaste into fuels and pavement binder. (ACES photo by Marianne Figge Stein) This is not the ...

Corn, one of the most common crops grown in the Midwest, requires a lot of fertilizer, which can have environmental consequences. The University of Missouri and its research partners are now studying ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This creek in Wyandot County, Ohio, roughly 80 miles northwest of Columbus, has turned a bright shade of red. “It’s like red blood ...