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The Iowa Trout Stream at the Center of a Feedlot Fight

Civil Eats

The idea, the manager explained, was that Supreme Beef would run a feedlot, and Feeder Creek would supply a biodigester, a machine that would process manure and capture the resulting methane to be sold as energy. We need at least 10,000 cows to get enough manure for the amount of methane we want to generate,’” Stone said.

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Virginia Tech Receives Record $80m Towards Climate-Smart Farming

World Agri-Tech

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will distribute more than $56 million to producers to enact climate-friendly practices and serve as a pilot program for a national model. This is a watershed program that helps the agricultural industry be a leader in addressing climate change.”

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