OTTERTAIL, Minn. -- Compost barns are generating interest among Minnesota's dairy producers, especially those who want to upgrade milking facilities. Compost bedded pack barn designs were featured at ...

Compost bedded pack barns represent an innovative alternative to traditional housing systems, offering a dynamic environment where dairy cows benefit from continuously composted bedding materials.

Results so far have shown that compost barns can be a good alternative for housing dairy cattle., says Marcia Endres with the University of Minnesota Extension Service. Like any system, they require ...

John and Annelies Seffrood gave a virtual tour of their three straw-bedded compost barns Wednesday afternoon here at World Dairy Expo. The Seffroods, who milk 1,200 cows near Summit, S.D. use the ...

A local dairy farm and a local company are launching a $1.5 million composting operation with the help of a $100,000 state grant. Oregon Dairy and Terra-Gro hope to begin operating the new facility in ...