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

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Most commercially available fertilizers rely on synthetic nitrogen produced through the Haber-Bosch process , which accounts for 1.4% ” Diverting urine from the wastewater stream for use as fertilizer would also address the two largest contributors of nutrient pollution in the U.S.,

Fertilizer 80

Fertilizer Crop Yield Nutrient Pollution 80

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

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 11, 2024

But finalizing the plan has been a slow process. Overdevelopment has destroyed abundant wetland areas that shaped Wampanoag life for thousands of years, and water pollution threatens many aquatic species essential to the tribes survival. At right, an example of a privatized water access point in the resort community of New Seabury.

Aquaculture 125

Aquaculture Construction Nutrient Pollution Processing 125

Agwired

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed regulation that would revise wastewater discharge standards for facilities that process meat and poultry products. Many of these facilities are located near communities with environmental justice concerns that have bodies of water impaired by nutrient pollution.

Animal Agriculture 45

Animal Agriculture Poultry Nutrient Pollution Agriculture 45

Civil Eats

AUGUST 15, 2023

sends too much domestically caught seafood out of the country for cheap processing and then re-imports it for consumption. This process, also known as re-shipment, has been called “ the great American fish swap ” because it creates a confusing web of exports and imports that do nothing to improve food security. “If

Aquaculture 98

Aquaculture Farming Farming Science 98

Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The agency recently reported that more than half of the country’s rivers and streams are in poor condition due to nitrogen and phosphorous pollution from agriculture , which later contributes to dead zones in the Gulf of Mexico and elsewhere. However, tackling the problem won’t be straightforward.

Processing 140

Processing Food Farming Farming 140