Compost Family Farming Manure 
Civil Eats
APRIL 29, 2024
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. But he’s concerned that a new proposal to rewrite U.S.
UnderstandingAg
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
Our family farm in Northeast Iowa with 3% SOM in the top six inches has about 67,000 lbs. We typically add very little carbon to our fields unless we are adding a lot of manure or compost. Composting humanure was a common practice historically, but now it is often contaminated with pharmaceuticals and heavy metals.
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Modern Farmer
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Tucker Gretebeck planting trees on All Season Farm. In addition to organic practices including composting and perennial cover crops, he added a silvopasture for his grass-fed cattle. Elderberry, becoming popular as a hedgerow crop, provides both farm income and ecological benefits.
Modern Farmer
JULY 10, 2023
Despite the resilience of family [farms], the mega-trend is undeniable,” says Raudabaugh. She points to wide-scale implementation of anaerobic digesters, which capture methane from sealed manure lagoons to create biogas. And it’s not just the manure, he adds—cows also burp 220 pounds of methane annually.
CalCAN
AUGUST 15, 2023
CalCAN is one of hundreds of sustainable, organic, and family farming organizations across the country that is engaged in farm bill advocacy this year. The program is modeled on California’s popular Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP) which CalCAN has championed since it launched in 2017.
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
MAY 10, 2024
Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP) The RPFSA does not contain a proposal to support AMMP technologies as envisioned in the ARA or the COWS Act. However, NSAC is disheartened to see no reference to establishing composting as a national practice standard in the RPFSA.
Food Tank
DECEMBER 24, 2024
The initiative aims to triple the productivity of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa in 20 years by promoting green manure and cover crops that restore soil health, combat drought, and enhance farm resilience. Decade of Family Farming, fostering policies and actions to enhance rural livelihoods and protect biodiversity.
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