This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The objective of this study was (a) to detect changes of the functional abilities of the microflora during composting of manure as a result of ...

WITH its ability to convert farm manure into a richer and more fertile material, the Morawetz TS IV has proved to be an indispensable machine at Sheepdrove Farm in Berks. The organic livestock/arable ...

WENATCHEE — Tucked away, out of sight and out of mind on the northwest edge of a hill, is an unusual farm. The windrows on this farm are not made of hay. They consist of smelly, rotting fruit, horse ...

If you live in Ann Arbor, all of your food scraps — including meat, bones and other leftovers — now can be tossed in your compost cart outside. Yes, mixed right in with your yard waste. The city ...

A telltale hump on the landscape is all that remains of the old Newton, Mass., landfill, closed and capped a few years ago. But leaves, the colorful harvest of fall that once helped fill the old dump, ...

Preliminary findings from a yearlong probe of groundwater contamination at compost and mulch facilities in and around Yaphank are leading regulators to rethink rules that govern all organic-waste ...

Chas Municipal Corporation has set up a 10-ton capacity composter on a 1,000 square-metre plot near Jodhadih More in Chas to manage large volumes of wet waste generated from households spread across ...

Making and using compost to improve soil health has become a central part of the route Ken Hill Farm & Estate is taking to transition to an organic farm. Farm manager Nick Padwick took over management ...

The state Environmental Hearing Board has rejected an appeal filed by Rising Son Farm to continue operating a compost site in North Whitehall Township that was shut down in 2007 for repeated ...