A landmark study conducted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison has shown manure to provide better results in terms of crop yield and soil quality compared to the use of inorganic fertilizers. The study, Response of Soil Organic Carbon, pH, Electrical Conductivity, and Water Stable Aggregates …
This week’s highlighted resource is a Slideshare presentation on the preconditioning options for manure. Many large-scale farming operations are turning to on-farm granulation to maximize their available nutrients and resolve waste handling challenges. Preconditioning is an important part of this process. This Slideshare presentation looks …
This week’s highlighted resource is a project profile on a fertilizer granulation pilot plant. Pilot plants for fertilizer granulation are becoming ever-more popular as the industry looks to develop more customized nutrient products. This project profile highlights a granulation pilot plant FEECO provided to a …
This week’s highlighted resource is a Slideshare presentation on the benefits of manure granulation. The granulation of manure is being explored more and more as a way to alleviate nutrient runoff issues while improving on-farm economics for growers. The Benefits of Granulating Manure explores the …
When it comes to solid fertilizers, growers are often faced with the choice between complex fertilizers and fertilizer blends. While fertilizer blends have long been the industry standard simply because they were the only multi-nutrient option available, complex fertilizers have become the preferred choice in …
This week’s highlighted resource is a project profile for an on-farm manure granulation plant. On-farm granulation is becoming increasingly more common as the livestock industry transitions to large, concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) which produce massive amounts of manure. This manure must be dealt with …
The production of specialty fertilizer and soil amendment products continues to gain importance as the world faces rising food security challenges amidst a burgeoning population. Feeding the world’s estimated 2050 population of more than 9 billion people on less arable land has proven to be …
This week’s highlighted resource is a Slideshare presentation on manure management. Commercial-scale farms are now the agricultural norm, but this has presented a problem in managing massive amounts of manure in a way that is both environmentally friendly and economic. The Future of Farming: An …
As the world’s growing population puts a strain on existing resources, never before has it been more important to see wastes in a new light – to reuse or recover materials from “wastes” – transforming them into raw materials that can be reused anew. This …
The recent introduction of the Agriculture Environmental Stewardship Act of 2017 could mean big changes are ahead for the agriculture industry. The bill, which would incentivize the development of biogas and manure nutrient recovery systems, was proposed by Congressman Ron Kind, D-Wisconsin, and Tom Reed, …