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Dairy Manure Goes Urban: Organic Compost Improves Soil, Enhances Ornamental Plants in Residential Landscapes
June 23, 2011 — Researchers tested whether the addition of compost, with or without the application of shallow tillage or aeration, improves soil properties and plant growth compared with an unamended control in ... > full story -
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Fly Larvae Used to Remove Organic Waste on an Industrial Scale
June 16, 2011 — Researchers have used fly larvae to reduce animal feces and manure in a sustainable ... > full story -
With Feedlot Manure, It Pays to Be Precise
June 2, 2011 — The same precision farming techniques that work with crops can work with manure management on cattle feedlots, according to agricultural ... > full story -
Global Warming May Increase the Capacity of Trees to Store Carbon
May 25, 2011 — One helpful action anyone can take in response to global warming is to plant trees and preserve forests. Trees and plants capture carbon dioxide during photosynthesis, thereby removing the most ... > full story -
Expert Panel Calls for 'Transforming US Agriculture': Changes in Markets, Policies and Science Needed for More Sustainable Farming
May 5, 2011 — A group of leading scientists, economists and farmers is calling for a broad shift in federal policies to speed They say current policies focus on the production of a few crops and a minority of ... > full story -
Organic and Conventional Farming Methods Compete to Eliminate Weed Seeds in Soil
April 21, 2011 — Weeds are hard to kill; they seem to come back no matter what steps people take to eradicate them. One reason is because of the persistence of weed seeds in the soil. Organic farming and conventional ... > full story -
Cost-Effective Manure Management, Thanks to Computer-Simulated Farms
April 5, 2011 — Scientists have used computer-simulated farms with the support of field research to compare the environmental impact and economic efficacy of using alternative manure application methods in farming ... > full story -
Formaldehyde: Poison Could Have Set the Stage for the Origins of Life
April 4, 2011 — Formaldehyde, a poison and a common molecule throughout the universe, is likely the source of the solar system's organic carbon solids -- abundant in both comets and asteroids. Scientists have long ... > full story -
Improve Crop Yield by Removing Manure Solids
March 29, 2011 — Scientists have tested the effectiveness of removing solids from dairy manure to improve yield by increasing the nitrogen to phosphorus ratio and reducing the loss of nitrogen by hastening soil ... > full story -
Manure Runoff Depends on Soil Texture
March 29, 2011 — A new study investigated the influence of dairy slurry on leaching of manure nutrient ... > full story
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