Photo of the Week: Processed Dairy Manure

This article was co-authored by:

Jenny Seim
Technical Writer

Nick Reckinger
Organic Fertilizer Expert

Granulated Cattle Manure

Our photo this week shows granulated cattle manure. FEECO’s organics granulation system transformed the dewatered dairy manure into dry granules, as seen in the photo. FEECO’s granulation systems are the ideal solution for turning organic waste into a valuable product. Fertilizer granules from organic materials …

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Organics Granulation: System Considerations

This article was co-authored by:

Nick Reckinger
Organic Fertilizer Expert

Carrie Carlson
Technical Writer

When you have a potentially valuable organic feedstock, there are many things to take into consideration for an organics granulation operation. The first thing that needs to be done is to analyze the feedstock. Size, moisture content, sensitivity to heat and pressure, flowability – all …

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Types of Organics Granulation Systems

This article was co-authored by:

Nick Reckinger
Organic Fertilizer Expert

Carrie Carlson
Technical Writer

Simplified FEECO International Organics Granulation Mixer-Dryer (Drier) Process Flow Diagram (PFD)

There are three generalized and accepted approaches for the granulation of organic waste and manure streams. The first is a mixer to drum dryer granulation approach, with the mixer being either a pin mixer, or paddle mixer. In this approach, mixer selection is based on …

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Organics Granulation: Why Organic?

This article was co-authored by:

Nick Reckinger
Organic Fertilizer Expert

Carrie Carlson
Technical Writer

Why Organics Granulation

As previously stated in Organics Granulation: The Need, “Organics,” as they are called, are a varying range of materials. Organics come from many sources, but originate from three main channels: Agricultural (manure and compost), Industrial (DAF Sludge, food waste, and restaurant waste), and Municipal (biosolids …

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Waste to Value: Fertilizer from Chicken Manure

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Carrie Carlson
Technical Writer

In the past several years, a problem in the agricultural industry has been gaining increasing attention: chicken manure. As chicken farms have blown up in size, the amount of manure they produce has escalated to a nearly unmanageable volume. People are scrambling to find a …

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