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Understanding phosphorus in soils is vital to proper management
Feb 04, 2009 |
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Phosphorus is one of the key nutrients that can cause algal blooms and related water quality problems in lakes, rivers, and estuaries worldwide. Phosphorus entering waters originates from a variety of sources. Agricultural ...
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Tracking poultry litter phosphorus: Threat of accumulation?
Jan 28, 2009 |
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The Delmarva Peninsula, flanking the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay, is home to some 600 million chickens. The resulting poultry manure and some of the chicken house bedding material is usually composted and then spread ...
Bird flu found in Tibet: state media
Apr 19, 2009 |
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Chinese officials had confirmed the outbreak of a deadly strain of bird flu among poultry in the Tibetan capital Lhasa, state media reported Sunday, quoting the ministry of agriculture.
Recycled garden compost reduces phosphorus in soils
Jun 01, 2007 |
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Broccoli, eggplant, cabbage and capsicum grown with compost made from recycled garden offcuts have produced equivalent yields to those cultivated by conventional farm practice, but without the subsequent build up of phosphorus.
Study looks at turning manure into revenues
Sep 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Livestock manure isn't often thought of as a value-added product, but researchers at Montana State University and MSU Extension are trying to change that.
Cow power could generate electricity for millions
Jul 24, 2008 |
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Converting livestock manure into a domestic renewable fuel source could generate enough electricity to meet up to three per cent of North America's entire consumption needs and lead to a significant reduction in greenhouse ...
Chemists Get Scoop on Crude ‘Oil’ from Pig Manure
Jun 11, 2008 |
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After a close examination of crude oil made from pig manure, chemists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are certain about a number of things. Most obviously, “This stuff smells worse than manure,” ...
Managing carbon loss
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 03, 2008 |
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As the United States continues to develop alternative energy methods and push towards energy independence, cellulosic-based ethanol has emerged as one of the most commercially viable technologies. Corn stover remains the ...
Less trouble at mill, thanks to earthworms
Jul 16, 2009 |
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Waste from the textiles industry could with the assistance of earthworms and some animal manure become a rich compost for agriculture, according to a report in the International Journal of Environment and Pollution.
Flies may spread drug-resistant bacteria from poultry operations
Mar 16, 2009 |
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Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found evidence that houseflies collected near broiler poultry operations may contribute to the dispersion of drug-resistant bacteria and thus increase the ...
Researchers fly a kite for manure recycling
Dec 01, 2008 |
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Researchers at North Wyke Research, and Lancaster and Exeter universities, have come up with an advice system to help farmers recycle manure safely and avoid polluting watercourses.
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