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Purdue experts say carbon credits worth examining |
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Written by Purdue University
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March 19, 2009, West Lafayette, Ind. – Farmers and landowners could
receive extra income from already-existing land management practices by
selling carbon credits on the Chicago Climate Exchange, says a Purdue
University expert.
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Could manure heat and power farms? |
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Written by USDA Agricultural Research Service
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 Manure from confined livestock could someday be used as a value-added
bioenergy fuel for on-farm heating and power, according to the U.S.
Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS). Scientists studying this approach say this could benefit U.S. livestock
producers, who need environmentally friendly ways to manage the manure
from about 96.7 million cattle and 67.7 million hogs and pigs.
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Over-use of manure could poison soils, study finds |
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Written by Marg Land
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 Excessive doses of organic
residues in agricultural fields could be dangerous for plants,
invertebrates and microorganisms living in the soil.
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Farmers are coming up to side-dress
time and with fertilizer prizes through the roof, knowing the nutrient
value of your manure application is well worth the effort. No need to
apply costly fertilizers if they are already on the field.
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April 20, 2009, Fargo, ND – This year’s spring flooding and blizzards have caused many livestock deaths.
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