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Transforming manure challenges into opportunities

Take a look at these examples of how dairy producers took a manure-related limitation and turned it into long-term solution with bottom-line benefits.

March 30, 2023

Renee Schrift

Here are a few examples of how a manure-related limitation was flipped from a hindrance into a long-term solution with bottom-line benefits.

Biochar as a potential tool for manure management

With the boom in anaerobic digestion system installations and a growing interest in carbon credits, the potential for on-farm biochar production may not be far off.

March 25, 2023

Joseph Sanford

In recent years, biochar has grown in popularity due to its wide applications in agriculture and carbon crediting. As a result, the biochar market is expected to continue to grow in the coming years.

Best management practices for dairy producers to reduce their GHG emissions from manure

March 11, 2023

Jason Oliver, Lauren Ray, and Kirsten Workman

Dairy farmers may not consider greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions a key issue, but federal and state governments, the dairy industry, and perhaps more importantly, consumers of dairy products, do.

Barton explores new opportunities with trust in the industry

One college professor changed Evan Barton’s perspective on dairy farming. Now, as a first-generation dairy farmer, he uses every day as an opportunity to learn and grow his business.

March 11, 2023

Jenn Coyne

Evan Barton was a student in Dr. David Galton’s dairy science course at Cornell University when he realized there was the potential for dairy farming in his future.

Keep your farm from being the lead story on the 6 o’clock news

Consider ways in which a fire department responds to a barn fire and develop a manure spill response plan for when accidents happen to best avoid unwanted press.

February 27, 2023

Kevin Erb

Accidental manure spills happen. The difference between being the lead story on the 6 o’clock news or it being a minor incident can depend on what you or your employees do in the first critical minutes.

Evaluating the economic feasibility of co-digesting manure and food waste in northern New York

Co-digestion is an option to explore given society’s desire to remove organics from landfills and the potential for higher volumes of renewable natural gas.

February 22, 2023

Lauren Ray and Peter Wright

The anaerobic co-digestion of dairy manure and food waste can provide significant methane emission reduction by avoiding emissions from both the long-term slurry storage of raw manure and the landfilling of organics, while additionally producing a renewable fuel that can replace fossil fuel sources.

How can I help my manure hauler help me?

In the manure world, there are typically three parties involved: the livestock producer, crop farmer and manure hauler. Clear communications between these parties decreases the complexity of manure management and everyone reaps the benefits.

January 24, 2023

Megan Dresbach

In any relationship, communication is key. In the business world, each involved party should understand the other party's perspective to ensure a smooth, uneventful process.

America’s largest manure digester supports producers’ environmental goals

The 16-unit anaerobic digester and water filtration system aids in reducing phosphorus runoff and improving farming practices for 11 Wisconsin dairies.

January 19, 2023

Jenn Coyne

Wiese Brothers Farms is one of 11 dairies working in partnership to provide manure for Wisconsin’s latest anaerobic digester, BC Organics owned and operated by Dynamic Renewables. The Brown County plant, with 16 digesters on site, has the capabilities to process 900,000 gallons of manure daily.

Elevate your manure management to align with 2023’s input projections

The goal of nutrient management is to adequately supply soils and plants with the nutrients necessary to produce food, forage, fiber and cover while minimizing the transport of nutrients to ground and surface waters.

December 12, 2022

Nikki Wagner

Completing manure analysis at a certified lab might be more important than expected in 2023.

Diversify revenue streams with carbon credits

Carbon credits can provide more for the farm’s revenue stream, but be cautious of the market opportunities and risks before going all in.

December 9, 2022

Jenn Coyne

Milk has been the traditional commodity of dairy farms for generations, but with the global demand to improve sustainability measures across industries, dairy producers should consider how there is opportunity on the farms beyond milk production.

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Transforming manure challenges into opportunities

Biochar as a potential tool for manure management

Best management practices for dairy producers to reduce their GHG emissions from manure

Barton explores new opportunities with trust in the industry

Keep your farm from being the lead story on the 6 o’clock news

Evaluating the economic feasibility of co-digesting manure and food waste in northern New York

How can I help my manure hauler help me?

America’s largest manure digester supports producers’ environmental goals

Elevate your manure management to align with 2023’s input projections

Diversify revenue streams with carbon credits

Adding IgY makes milk replacer better

Challenge for a cure

Cheese and butter consumption hits all-time high in 2023

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