Wisconsin dairy embraces composting to manage manure and reduce odours
Urban encroachment on traditional farmland is becoming a big…
View ArticleDoo from the Zoo: Composting solutions
How compost and sale of manure is saving space in the local landfill – and making gardeners happy.
View ArticleMortality management isn’t a one-size-fits-all operation
Animal mortality is a fact of life, and in…
View ArticleRegistration for the 2019 North American Manure Expo now open
Calling all livestock producers, custom applicators, researchers, students, and…
View ArticleComposting or Stockpiling – What’s the difference?
What is stockpiling? If you look up stockpile, you’ll…
View ArticleThe 2019 North American Manure Expo presentations schedule is now available!
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View ArticleReducing compost conversion time
Technology that reduces compost conversion time by 75 percent impresses Connecticut dairy.
View ArticleConsidering windrow composting
A Wisconsin study looks at improving water quality through windrow composting.
View ArticleTime the key ingredient in mass livestock mortality composting
The University of Minnesota Extension has created a resource for considerations involved in composting livestock mortalities. While the resource focuses on the methods of safely composting the animals,...
View ArticleBack to the earth
It’s every livestock farmer’s worst nightmare. Healthy animals, ready to be butchered and provide food, can’t be processed. COVID-19 outbreaks among the employees at several animal processing plants in...
View ArticleDigging into vermiculture
Rhonda Sherman, extension specialist in the department of horticultural science at North Carolina State University, is widely regarded as a leading authority on vermicompost. At the start of her...
View ArticleFrom the Editor: Lessons learned in composting
Each year, our backyard vegetable garden seems to grow bigger than the previous year – not in terms of yield, but in area. My husband is an avid gardener and our family enjoys reaping the benefits of...
View ArticleIncreasing long-term soil carbon storage
Composted manure and other organic amendments benefit cropping systems while increasing the opportunity for long-term soil carbon storage and climate change mitigation. Researchers at the University of...
View ArticleNorth American Manure Expo returns virtually for 2021
June 1, 2021 – After a year of significant change and uncertainty, we are thrilled to announce that the 2021 North American Manure Expo (NAME) will return this summer for an exclusively online event on...
View ArticleIt’s back! Submit your Rejected Manure Expo Slogan
The North American Manure Expo might look a little different this year since we’ve pivoted to a virtual event, but some big fan favorites will return – including the annual slogan contest. Officials...
View ArticleManure: Tackling the frequently asked questions
When fertilizer prices start to increase so do the number of questions asked about manure! Manure is a carefully guarded treasure – brown gold – for livestock producers that have figured out the...
View ArticleManure Minute: Basic components of composting manure
I will say this over and over again: aged manure is not composted manure. Proper composting needs regular, active management with the right combination of temperature, size, moisture, oxygen and...
View ArticleManure Minute: Troubleshooting your compost pile
Proper composting is almost an art, and it takes the right combination of many components to work efficiently. In general, you want a particle size of one-eighth to two inches; internal temperature of...
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