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Feedlot manure and compost fuels crop performance

Real Agriculture

Two things are true when it comes to agriculture: where there is cattle, there is manure and where there are crops, there is a need for nutrients. Producers have found many ways to handle those two truths individually, but research is showing that some things really are better together.

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CNH invests in Canadian compostable bale wrap start-up

Real Agriculture

CNH is investing an undisclosed amount in a Canadian start-up that is developing a compostable version of bale net wrap. Nature’s Net Wrap — based in Alberta — will use the funds to support testing and validation of its biopolymer material that’s designed to replace plastic twine and wrap, which eventually end up in landfills.

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Composting 101 with Sundiata from Compost Community

ATTRA

In this webinar, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Gabriella Soto-Velez teams up with Sundiata from Compost Community in Tallahassee, Florida, to dive deep into composting techniques, soil health, and the power of the soil-food web! Whats Inside? *

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Should Bioplastics Be Allowed in Organic Compost?

Civil Eats

Steve Ela is an organic fruit grower in western Colorado who relies on compost to nourish his heirloom tomato crop each year. Ela knows first-hand how central compost is to his organic farm—and all organic agriculture. Department of Agriculture (USDA) compost rules could dramatically change the meaning of organic compost for farmers.

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This Car-Free Michigan Island Is Leading on Composting

Civil Eats

Sitting high atop a cart emblazoned with the mission of “Keeping Mackinac Beautiful,” a city sanitation worker maneuvers a two-horse team through the fray, stopping periodically to collect trash and compost. This iconic Great Lakes vacation spot has been running a composting program since the 1990s. are adopting composting each year.

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Australian Research Finds Microplastics Contamination in Compost

ATTRA

A study led by Griffith University researchers in Australia found that compost applied to agricultural land contains significant amounts of microplastics. This research found that supposedly compostable plastic bags are one source of plastics contaminants, when composting conditions aren’t right for them to break down.

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How to Compost: Composting Techniques and Benefits

Agric4profits

Want to learn how to compost? Compost is a special thing used in farming. When we make compost, we take things from nature, It's like magic food for plants.

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