Red worms eat their way through kitchen waste to produce rich soil amendment
Keeping a worm farm is an easy project
Wiggle your way into worm composting
Worm castings -- AKA poop -- add valuable nutrients to the soil and is easy to make. The hardest part is making the bin and that's not difficult.
I gotta have more worms!
Q: Where can I find information on adding worms to soil that has none? Thanks.
Mud and Manure Management Resources for Small Farms
Publications and documents demonstrating the art of Mud and Manure Management for the pastures and forage crop. These contain useful information that are important when managing and producing livestock on pasture.
Fertilizing with Manure
This publication is designed for the small to mid-sized crop producer (organic and conventional) to assist the producer in more efficiently managing nutrients from solid animal manures. The purpose of this publication is to (1) describe how to determine the appropriate manure application rate based on the type of manure and crops, and (2) describe how to apply the manure at that rate.
Nitrate Toxicity in Livestock
Oklahoma State University's article on nitrate toxicity for livestock grazing. Includes general information, management, pearl millet and nitrates, lab analysis, and factors associated with nitrates in hay.
Integrated Parasite Management for Livestock
Internal parasites can be a major problem for producers. With parasites developing resistance to all dewormers and more farmers producing livestock by 'natural' methods, there is interest in looking for alternative ways to managing parasite problems. This ATTRA (1999) publication covers aspects of the whole system affecting internal parasites, including nutrition, pasture management, soil organisms, and strategic deworming.
Livestock and Poultry Mortality Composting
This eXtension site includes several short presentations discussing livestock and poultry mortality composting.
Composting with worms
Information about how to use worms to compost.
Estimated value of cranberries as a livestock feed
Value analysis of cranberries as a livestock feed in the U.S.