Tag: Farming

RNG Digester Technology

RNG or Renewable Natural Gas is the new buzzword in Michigan agriculture. The process of treating manure in an anaerobic digester takes advantage of naturally occurring bacteria and harnessing their ability to make methane in a controlled environment. It is an idea that has been around for many years and it works very well. RNG … Read More

Waste food and what to do with it

I just read an article that claims “The amount of food people waste globally is twice as high as the most-commonly cited estimate, the data suggests. At the individual level, food waste is tied directly to affluence — the more money you have, the more likely you are to throw out uneaten food, the study … Read More

CAFO Winter Spreading

Remember that your CAFO permit requires you to have (and document) a minimum of 6 months’ storage capacity sometime between November 1 and December 31. That is so that you don’t have to spread manure during the winter months. Many farms are using winter spreading as a tool for getting manure out to crop fields … Read More

CAFO Record Keeping Reminder

I am looking at the calendar and am reminded that with fall weather just around the corner, crop harvests and manure spreading is likely on many of your minds.  This is also a good time to review your CAFO records. Is your manure spreading plan ready yet? How do your soil tests look, are they … Read More

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