Clods of poultry litter, infused with the smell of ammonia and a tinge of rotten molasses, are piled 8 feet high in a rustic shed on Jerry Hunton's farm about seven miles south of Prairie Grove.

In sheds where litter is wet and dirty, a high incidence of pododermatitis and hock burns is not uncommon. Such conditions can also result in breast blisters, leading to carcass condemnations at ...

Recent inspections revealed chicken feathers, bones and other remains decomposing in black, watery sludge pits, and piles of manure baking in the sun on at least two farms owned by Tyson Food Inc ...

With full sheds, a report said growers may be forced to pile manure outdoors, which does not pose a problem until it rains. Dunigan did not identify a specific chicken company allowing its growers ...

The 55-megawatt Fibrominn LLC plant will be the first poultry litter-fired power plant in the United States, tapping a novel source of renewable energy to produce enough power for 50,000 homes.

POULTRY farmers might be clucking with delight over a new machine designed to improve chicken litter maintenance.