Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 13, 2024

In August, Rich Earth released a Farmer Guide to Fertilizing with Urine , available for free on their website. The multi-year trials found that crops fertilized with human urine performed better than untreated control plots. But the potential benefits of fertilizing with human urine reach far beyond the fields of Vermont.

Fertilizer 80

Fertilizer Crop Yield Nutrient Pollution 80

Cropaia

MAY 25, 2024

This process converts biomass into biochar while capturing carbon that would otherwise be released as carbon dioxide (CO2) during decomposition. However, the pyrolysis process transforms the organic material into biochar, locking the carbon within its structure and preventing its release.

Compost 67

Compost Fertilizer Crop Yield Nutrient Pollution 67

Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

In fact, farmers across the US and Canada end up burning, burying or stockpiling their wool because processing it is expensive and seen as not worth the time and labor required. As she undertook the cumbersome process of cleaning the wool, Maksymiuk realized she would end up with a lot of unusable material.

Processing 127

Processing Fertilizer Nutrient Pollution Ranching 127