Livestock Manure Mechanics 
Food Tank
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
As mentioned earlier, a diversified farm isn’t reliant on the success of a single crop or livestock type. Integrating livestock with crops can create a closed-loop system where manure provides fertilizer and reduces reliance on external inputs.
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.
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UnderstandingAg
OCTOBER 2, 2024
While the motivation to reduce the amount of methane released into the Earth’s atmosphere may be admirable, the millions upon millions of dollars spent chasing the red herring of livestock rumen microbial methane emissions is not. follow the laws of thermodynamics, and B.)
UnderstandingAg
APRIL 30, 2023
Manure slurry is a valuable but difficult resource to manage on dairy farms. Slurry pits must be emptied to make room for the never-ending stream of manure. Manure is often not a top priority for most dairies and handling may have to wait until seasonal fieldwork is completed. This causes the soil microbiology to go dormant.
Modern Farmer
AUGUST 24, 2023
The certification, funded by the Rodale Institute, Patagonia and Dr Bronner’s, insists on five practices to improve soil health: integrating livestock, keeping the soil covered, minimizing soil disturbance, incorporating diversity and zero chemicals, as well as a soil test every three years. Photography courtesy of Cabriejo Ranch.
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.
Caff
JUNE 13, 2023
In recent years, wildfire disasters in the United States have led to many growers asking questions about how to navigate post-wildfire food safety concerns with their crops and livestock. Many agencies have established minimum thresholds for pollutants of concern to human health, livestock, forage, soil, and water.
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