Making the Case for On-Farm Digestors
My mother was a fi rm believer in manners, a result of her British heritage. Her staunch upbringing created some interesting situations during my childhood. One thing that drove my mother crazy was fl atulence. She never understood why my brothers and I found it so humorous. We discovered that certain foods, such as ice cream, “generated” frequent episodes of stinky gas. We delighted in getting negative reactions from her and my sisters. Those days are behind me now and I’ve matured a bit since then, but as I become more familiar with anaerobic digestion and the way biogas is produced, I can’t help drawing some comparisons. Read the entire article in Michigan Farmer.

Composting Livestock Manure
By G. William Robb and M. Charles Gould

Considering on-farm composting? Know your rights.
By Charles Gould and and Steve Mahoney
The controlled biological decomposition of organic matter results in compost. Manure that is not managed by generally accepted compost production standards is just decomposing manure.

Advancing Energy Production in Agriculture by Increasing Efficiency and Use of Anaerobic Digestion and other Advanced Manure Treatment and biomass conversion Technologies. Read entire article.

Visit the Agricultural Compost Marketplace Web site. The Web site is a marketing outlet for compost produced on the farm. An analysis is required to post an entry on the web site. In addition to the compost listing, a list of carbon sources, links to compost publications and contact information for compost equipment manufacturers can be found.

Visit the Michigan Manure Resources Network Web site to learn more about manure resources. This Michigan manure brokering website facilitates the movement of nutrients into acceptable uses. In addition to sources of nutrients, a list of labs that analyze manure, a list of custom manure applicators and instructions on how to develop a Manure Management Plan can be found.

Anaerobic Digester Could Have Economic Benefits for University
The biosystems and agriculture engineering department (BAE) at Michigan State University is continuing its work with waste management. Dana Kirk, a MSU research assistant, and Bill Bickert, professor of the BAE department, have been advancing research. Read entire article

PROGRESS: Digester is Center of Michigan Manure System
Integrated manure management systems that reduce nutrients and possibly eliminate pathogens in the manure stream will change the way dairy farmers handle manure on the farm.Read entire article

New Composting Manure Turner at MSU
A new manure compost turner is a key component of a goal shared by Michigan State University manure experts, who are responsible for handling an annual output of 3 million gallons of liquid manure and 12,000 tons of solid manure and bedding produced by the university's farms and Pavilion. Read entire article 

Regardless of the number of horses you have, composting is a good idea

Read One Horse or a Hundred: Composting