Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

On this episode of RealAgriculture’s Profitable Practices, Carl Frook shares how Frook Farms and Mar Creek Renewables has come together to help him manage manure, his cattle, his crops, and boost the bottom line for the family. How does an on-farm biodigester and 2,200 beef cattle merge to make a farm more profitable and sustainable?

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 6, 2023

On this week’s episode of Wheat Pete’s Word, host Peter Johnson gets further in to the soil organic matter discussion, including the long-term legacy of manure applications, talks sulphur management, and compares some findings on the ROI on fungicide on corn. Hello, December! Read More Hello, December! Read More Hello, December!

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Real Agriculture

AUGUST 2, 2023

Green silks are slow to show up in some areas of Ontario — what gives? It’s early August and most of the corn should be tasseled by now, but July weather just didn’t push the crop as far ahead as is expected, explains host Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson in this week’s Wheat Pete’s Word.

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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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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Happy holidays, one and all, and gather ’round as it’s time for the last episode of Wheat Pete’s Word for 2023! For this episode, host Peter Johnson is coming to you from the city of London — the British one — where he’s spending time with family, but also touring some farms and research plots.

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ATTRA

OCTOBER 16, 2023

On a visit to Pernault Farms in Kankakee, Illinois, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack highlighted USDA efforts to make double-cropping easier for farmers and to boost innovative domestic fertilizer production. Descriptions of the funded projects are available online, and USDA is inviting public comments on four projects through November 15, 2023.

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Food Politics

JANUARY 16, 2024

We assess the carbon footprint of 100 beef production systems in 16 countries, including production emissions, soil carbon sequestration from grazing, and carbon opportunity cost—the potential carbon sequestration that could occur on land if it were not used for production. Comment I can understand Kris’s confusion.

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Cropaia

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

However, with the right amendments and management practices, sandy soils can be transformed into productive and sustainable growing mediums. Manure : Aged manure is another excellent amendment for sandy soils. Manure should be well-aged or composted before application to prevent the introduction of pathogens and weed seeds.

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Daily Yonder

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Currently, CAFOs in Wisconsin must obtain a Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (WPDES) permit before disposing of manure and waste. According to a report by the National Association of Local Boards of Health, CAFO manure contains plant nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus, but it also contains pathogens like E.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JULY 26, 2023

Milk prices are below production, leaving dairy farmers with few resources to invest in new infrastructure. Dairy farmers are working to implement climate-smart manure management practices, and the COWS Act will offer the needed resources to enhance both air and water quality,” said Rob Larew, National Farmers Union President.

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Civil Eats

MARCH 13, 2024

The idea, the manager explained, was that Supreme Beef would run a feedlot, and Feeder Creek would supply a biodigester, a machine that would process manure and capture the resulting methane to be sold as energy. We need at least 10,000 cows to get enough manure for the amount of methane we want to generate,’” Stone said. population.

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Modern Farmer

MAY 23, 2024

The Biodegradable Products Institute , which sets standards for such bags, stopped certifying pet bags for the US market for that reason. Farmers and gardeners often use livestock manure from poultry, cattle or horses. As snow melted, piles of manure reappeared and infiltrated waterways.

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Daily Yonder

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

A few days after moving in, concerned neighbors informed her that Ledgeview Farms, a large dairy farm behind her home, was planning to expand, which included building a manure pit to store millions of gallons of waste next to the subdivision. Over the next several years, Porter began noticing manure runoff in the creek her kids would play in.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 15, 2024

JBS USA is one of the largest meat processors in the world, self-reportedly generating 32 billion pounds of product each year. Not only has the company not established an accurate enough estimate of its emissions , it has documented plans to increase production, which will increase emissions.

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UnderstandingAg

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

You can also add carbon via humic products or compost, but the most efficient route is to let plants do the work for us. Fertilizers and animal manures are a special case, because whether the ultimate result is net positive or negative depends on how they are managed. In the diagram, root exudation is 20% of photosynthate production.

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Daily Yonder

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

There was one [Sunnyside] family that had built an outdoor swimming pool for their grandchildren to enjoy, and one of the dairies came in and built a manure lagoon right next to the swimming pool,” she said. dropped by half, but milk production increased, according to USDA data. A wellhead in Boardman, Oregon.

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ATTRA

APRIL 30, 2024

So, when I heard of the mid-scale anaerobic digester being installed at Dickenson College Organic Farm as a demonstration of how small dairy farms can utilize manure and other waste streams to produce on farm energy, I was eager for the opportunity to visit the farm and help spread the word to other farms.

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Far Eastern Agriculture

MAY 7, 2024

In addition, 9,300 mm long aluminium body, being conical in shape, allows even moist materials like manure and silage to slide off easily, thus favouring the unloading of any agricultural transport goods. No liquid escapes, as the body is completely sealed. For more information, visit: www.fliegl.com

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

There was one [Sunnyside] family that had built an outdoor swimming pool for their grandchildren to enjoy, and one of the dairies came in and built a manure lagoon right next to the swimming pool,” she said. dropped by half, but milk production increased, according to USDA data.

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Farmers Weekly The huge cost of managing slurry can be offset by improving its value as a fertiliser to reduce bought-in products. But simply adding a grant-funded cover to existing slurry storage will not improve this asset.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Dumping manure in public spaces, hurling eggs at government buildings, blocking major roads —the European farmers who have taken to the streets to challenge free trade policies sure know how to raise a ruckus. The drop in production is coupled with declining rates of farmers themselves. Poland has lost 13% of its producers since 2010.

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ATTRA

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Cover Crops and Their Impact on Soil Health, Crop Productivity Weekly Wednesday Workshop: Winter Cover Crops You can also send your most pressing cover crop and soil health questions through ATTRA’s online chat, by calling 1-800-346-9140, by email , or posting it in the ATTRA forum.

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 23, 2023

At the island’s solid waste facility—hidden away in the hills and surrounded by forestland—piles of food scraps, manure, and green waste slowly turn to soil. Workers collect horse manure by bike along the streets of downtown Mackinac Island. Since horses provide transportation on the island, Mackinac compost contains a lot of manure.

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ATTRA

APRIL 2, 2024

The challenges associated with mud on livestock farms, particularly cattle and horse farms, need to be addressed because their health affects production goals. Not to mention that no livestock owner wants to see their animals covered in mud and manure. Mud and manure harbor harmful bacteria and other pathogens.

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Food Tank

JUNE 18, 2024

Plant-forward menus, which offer fiber-rich vegetarian dishes and plant-based proteins alongside animal-based foods, have a significantly lower environmental footprint when it comes to greenhouse gases, water and land use, manure pollution, and harm to wildlife and native habitats. These foods are healthy and good for the Earth.

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UnderstandingAg

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Merely extracting these products releases methane and carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Processing and distributing these energy products release additional greenhouse gases, as well as when we create electricity, cook our food, or while we’re standing still idling in traffic on a highway or downtown in any metropolitan area.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Its foundation relies on resource-intensive commodity crop production, which needs the majority of fertile lands to feed animals kept in confined spaces. Currently, the Farm Bill works to maximize income from commodity crops and livestock production, with the goal of maximizing economic efficiency.

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The Lunatic Farmer

JANUARY 10, 2022

One dog generates more manure than 11 chickens, and dog manure is nasty. Chickens are the ultimate recycler, turning kitchen scraps and garden waste into beautiful, nutritious eggs, keeping these waste products out of the landfill and stinky fly-infested trash cans. Chickens (without roosters) are far quieter than dogs.

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Civil Eats

JULY 2, 2024

” While revitalizing the community, Jersey Scoops adds a high-value outlet for a perishable product, strengthening the industry overall. The national program helps small and mid-sized dairy producers squeeze more value out of milk by diversifying their products and markets, reducing waste, and innovating packaging and processing.

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Kavya Organic Farm

AUGUST 24, 2023

A fertiliser is a substance which pushes the plant towards growth, healthiness and productivity. Some examples of fertilising plants organically are; Agricultural waste Manure from livestock Industrial waste However, inorganic fertilisers exist too which are responsible for directly affecting the soil through chemicals.

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UnderstandingAg

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

It is important to note that the plants will produce far less root exudates if they are being fed routinely with applied fertilizers and manures. With less root exudate production, the microaggregates are not formed and the soil microbes are not fed. If the soil microbes are not fed, then they (i.e.,

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Farmbrite

MARCH 14, 2023

It does that through an audit of a food products' growing, handling, packaging, and distribution. It helps reassure the customers, and public, that the farm handles food products in a way that reduces microbial and other potential hazards. No smoking in production and handling areas. Harvest tools are free from contamination.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 19, 2024

Sometimes, though, it’s the best and only option for the land and its long-term productivity. Some acreages are inherently less productive than others.” Created by Congress in 1985, the CRP asks agricultural producers to voluntarily take environmentally sensitive land out of active production and conserve it.

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UnderstandingAg

MAY 23, 2024

To improve nitrogen-use efficiency (NUE) and reduce leaching, we can apply amino acid-based forms of nitrogen like fish hydrolysate, algae, and seaweed-based products instead. Humic-based products can help convert readily available forms of N back to organic N that does not leach or volatilize. It says living microbes.

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Agwired

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

However, because federal laws restricted hemp growth and research until recently, commercial hemp production lacks best practices for cultivation, including effective and safe pest and disease management. Bunning & Sons Ltd, a UK-based leader in manure spreader manufacturing. Vermeer has forged an alliance with G.T.

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Cropaia

MAY 25, 2024

It is a stable form of charcoal created by heating organic materials, such as crop residues, wood chips, and manure, in the absence of oxygen. The resulting product is a highly porous material rich in carbon, capable of persisting in the soil for hundreds to thousands of years.

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ATTRA

OCTOBER 31, 2023

By Justin Duncan, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Recently we held a goat production class out in Luling, Texas, at the marvelous S3 Legacy Ranch. Both “cut and carry” and “chop and drop” allow for nutrient cycling, especially if the goat manure can be collected and used to fertilize the trees they are eating, closing that loop.

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