Manure Composting
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
