As large farms become the future of agriculture, the need for sustainable solutions in managing manure is becoming an ever-increasing focus. However, while large farms are learning to deal with the amount of manure they produce, significant opportunity lies in processing manure to produce products …
This week’s photo highlights the newest edition to the Innovation Center- a chain mill. It was designed and manufactured by FEECO, and is fully implemented into our testing facility. The new chain mill weighs in at 1134 pounds and operates with a 5 horsepower motor. …
Manure presents a challenge for large-scale farms. Growing herd sizes, in combination with high land costs, have increased the amount of manure farmers manage, while reducing land available for manure disposal. Furthermore, research indicates that manure application can result in nutrient runoff, which in turn, …
It is an undisputed fact that the world population is growing and has, in fact, topped 7 billion people. Feeding those 7 billion people is a massive challenge for the infrastructure of every nation on our planet, with everything from finding sufficient land on which …
This week’s photo shows a cattle manure sample in its raw state (left) and granulated form (right). FEECO’s Process Experts transformed the manure into fortified, dry fertilizer granules. There are several on-farm practices that affect the makeup of manure: animal species, feed, manure handling practices, …
A growing problem is being seen in soils across the globe: crop nutrient value is in severe decline, and soils are losing their ability to produce the nutrient-rich produce we need to stay healthy. In short, after generations of taking more from our soil than …
While a number of disposal and treatment methods for managing biosolids exist, the opportunity to reuse biosolids as a value-added product offers a sustainable approach to waste management. The following covers some of the current and trending methods used to dispose of biosolids, as well …
This week’s photo comes directly from FEECO’s state-of-the-art lab. A technician is examining a manure sample while a conveyor transports it throughout the testing process. The equipment in FEECO’s lab can be configured to convert raw organic samples, be it cattle manure, poultry litter, hog …
Organics granulation is a sustainable way to aid in nutrient management and the prevention of run-off. It is particularly beneficial to the agriculture industry, because it transforms a waste that would otherwise incur waste management costs and potentially result in harmful run-off due to over …
This week’s photo comes from FEECO’s lab testing center, where an organic material is being fed to a paddle mixer. Organic materials often fall into one of two categories: low moisture (<30% water) or high moisture (>60% water). As a general rule of thumb, low …