…So far, the first batch of multi-media stories address manure gases, ATVs, entanglements, falls, ladder failures, flash fires and a common cause of trauma – taking a shortcut. Telling the…
California Dairy Digester Project Recognized as Groundbreaker of the Year
…of digester projects in the state. California has become the leading state in methane emission reductions achieved through dairy manure digesters, with 21 digesters currently in operation and approximately 20…
Getting Prepared for the Bovine General Order Implementation
…operation. It will also require data related to manure management, how it is handled, if it composted and where it eventually ends up. The notice should also have information on…
Liquid Fertilizer Made From Waste
Why go to the local store and buy liquid fertilizer when you can make it yourself a lot easier, and cheaper. Cathy Isom has some awesome tips about making your…
Crop Protection Companies Readying for Robot Sprayers
…identifies weeds, and zaps them with blue liquid from its mechanical tentacles. A Reuters report says the Swiss robot is undergoing its final testing before the blue liquid is replaced…
RFA to CARB: Ethanol Plays a Key Role in LCFS Success Story
…help facilitate achievement of future LCFS goals by accelerating and maximizing the decarbonization of remaining liquid transportation fuels,” RFA wrote in comments. CARB data show that ethanol is responsible for…
New Trap Better at Snaring Stable Flies
…eggs in wet, organic materials such as hay, manure, compost heaps and grass clippings. Both males and females feed on blood-delivering painful bites to livestock, pets and people. For livestock…
Grant Funding Available for the 2018 Alternative Manure Management Program
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting applications for the 2018 Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP). The AMMP is one of two programs designed by CDFA…
House Bill Exempts Farms From Reporting Emissions
A bipartisan bill to exempt farmers from reporting to the U.S. Coast Guard emissions from the natural breakdown of manure on their farms yesterday was introduced in the U.S. House….
More Definitive Food Profiles
…foods we eat. Chemists Craig Byrdwell (foreground) and James Harnly, with the Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, review data from one of the liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry machines used in a…
February Garden Prep for Spring Gardening
…to come in the spring. For your flower beds, re-fertilize cool season flower beds using a liquid or granular form of fertilizer. Just be careful not to apply an excessive…
How Dairy Farmers Are Helping Us Meet Our Climate Goals
…farmers are increasingly producing something they never have before – renewable energy – and are doing it using manure from cows. Earlier this month I joined hundreds of dairy farmers,…
Cattlemen Applaud Introduction of Strong Bipartisan Bill in U.S. Senate
…would prevent farms, ranches, and other agricultural operations from having to report livestock manure data under CERCLA, the law that governs toxic Superfund sites. The bipartisan bill was introduced with…
CDFA Announces Funding for Dairy Digester Development Program
…been allocated to support non-digester practices that reduce methane emissions from dairy and livestock operations through the Alternative Manure Management Program(AMMP). Milk producers and dairy digester developers can apply for…