Proper processing key to pathogen control in recycled manure solids bedding on dairy farms

Bedding choice is a crucial factor in both cow comfort and udder health, and dairy farms in the Midwest are increasingly ...

Turning manure into magic: Farmer, researchers use byproduct to cut synthetic fertilizer use

Farming comes down to dirt and how healthy it is. A new study from Iowa State University College of Agriculture's agronomy ...

Turning manure into magic: Farmer, ISU researchers use byproduct to cut synthetic fertilizer use

An Iowa farmer’s use of an anaerobic digester is improving soil health and reducing fertilizer needs, with a new Iowa State ...
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Mission CISD offers free manure to boost garden health

The Mission Consolidated Independent School District agriculture program has begun a community-wide, green-thumb initiative.
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For years, men controlled one village's coffee industry — but one woman changed that

MBALE, eastern Uganda — Meridah Nandudu brews a medium roast coffee at the headquarters of Bayaaya Specialty Coffee, a company she founded and runs. "Medium roast is my favorite," she says, taking a ...
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Coffee transformed her life — and the lives of women from her village in Uganda

MBALE, eastern Uganda — Meridah Nandudu brews a medium roast coffee at the headquarters of Bayaaya Specialty Coffee, a company she founded and runs. "Medium roast is my favorite," she says, taking a ...