…square foot warehouse, a 7,100 square foot office complex and a state-of-the-art liquid fertilizer and blending facility with one million gallons of storage capacity. The company provides water, nutrition, regulatory…
Regenis Application Wins Dairy Digester Grant in CA
…state’s aggressive push to limit greenhouse gas emissions. When completed, the digester will generate approximately six million kWh of renewable electricity annually while allowing the dairy to safely reuse liquid…
CDFA Funds 5 ‘Dairy Digester’ Projects in Central Valley
…the environment while also generating revenue from renewable bioenergy.” Dairy manure produces methane when it decomposes. Dairy digesters collect manure in tanks or lagoons for decomposition in an oxygen-free environment…
Federal Spending Bill Includes Important Provisions for Producers
…by including a provision to withhold funding to any rule that would require mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from manure management systems. The committee additionally continued to include language…
The California Kitchen: Smoked Cherry Ham
…½ Cup Maraschino Cherries 1 Cup of Brown Sugar ½ Cup Maple Syrup 2 t Liquid Smoke 1/2 lb Ham Salt/Pepper To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California…
USDA Announces Building Blocks for Climate-Smart Agriculture
…develop renewable energy, and use biomass both as a liquid fuel and to contribute to heating, cooling, and electric needs. USDA’s strategy will be based on the following principles: Voluntary…
Dairy Digester Research and Development Program Accepting Proposals for Research
…$500,000 in competitive grant funding will be awarded for research and demonstration projects that study and facilitate changes in manure management practices at California dairies that will directly result in…
Water for Farms – a Briefing by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)
…for rural communities where groundwater is contaminated by nitrate from fertilizer and manure applied to fields. Many of these communities are also losing jobs as farm technology becomes more mechanized—for…
Biodigester Bringing Sustainability Full Circle
…Todd Kunzman says the technology is nothing new; however, using it in this way is. Part 1; Turning Manure Into Electricity Digesters are fairly simple. Manure is taken from a…
Dithane® F-45 Rainshield® Fungicide Registered for Walnuts
…most effective treatment for walnut blight.” Dithane F-45 is packaged as a liquid flowable formulation with an ultra-small particle size that rapidly disperses and quickly goes into solution. It is…
Tannins Take on Manure Odor
Could tannins in trees, like those found in wine, be useful in reducing the odors caused by livestock manure? Rod Bain reports. Tannins Take on Manure Oder…
Egg Marketers Await Beginning of New Regulations
…new laws only apply to the sale of shell eggs and do not affect products such as cooked eggs and liquid eggs. Even so, Sutton said he does not expect…
USDA Announces Support for Producers of Advanced Biofuel
…and Europe. AgPower Jerome of Shoshone, Idaho, is receiving $3,027 for the conversion of nearly 137 million gallons of dairy cattle manure into 25.5 million kWh of electricity that is…
NRCS Seeks Input on 2015 Conservation Priorities for California
…manage manure on dairies and other confined animal facilities, enhance wildlife habitat and improve the health of rangeland. The meeting’s agenda includes the following: Brief review of 2014 priorities, initiatives,…