Compost Manure Mechanics 
Civil Eats
AUGUST 28, 2023
The waste grease, collected from a local pizzeria, a Mexican restaurant, and a pub, will be mixed with manure in the dairy farm’s anerobic co-digester and converted into renewable energy. Methane gas digesters are used by dairy farms to convert manure into energy and reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
The Lunatic Farmer
APRIL 20, 2021
When we refuse to ask about the habitat and diet necessary to respect the pigness of the pig-- what allows the pig to express and affirm its distinctiveness and fill its role in the ecological niche-- we withdraw nature from nurture and are left with mechanical structure. Church becomes mechanical, just like the factory farmed pig.
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Caff
JUNE 13, 2023
Sources of microbial contamination to agricultural irrigation sources can come from pathogens originating in upland areas due to damaged septic systems, raw manure, etc. Protect your infrastructure (water, electrical, mechanical) through materials hardening to ensure proper functioning and access during fire events.
The Lunatic Farmer
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
Floating on a sea of cheap energy, these facilities promised mechanized farming and pharmaceutical health. Throughout history, agriculture required a highly integrated approach because until cheap energy and mechanization, distribution was laborious. Travelers drug manure into hotels. SEGREGATED VERSUS INTEGRATED.
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
Programs like AgARDA, a carve out in SCRI for mechanization and automation, and a greater emphasis on automation and precision agriculture in the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), demonstrate a continued quest for reductionist or “silver-bullet” solutions to climate change and other agricultural challenges.
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