Matthew Narron
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Integrated Pest Control – IPM If managing litter, manure, or compost, farmers need to pay close attention to pests that may be attracted to these materials. Diseases have been known to spread by pests to farms simply because there were piles that attracted them to the farm. Integrated pest management (IPM) is a methodology that…
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In circular agriculture, all steps of the food system from growing, harvesting, packing, processing, transporting, marketing, consuming and disposing food are designed with a view to promoting sustainable development.
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From leading voices in global development on achieving long-term sustainability and growth while ending hunger, poverty, and malnutrition
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The circular economy is a system where materials never become waste and nature is regenerated. In a circular economy, products and materials are kept in circulation through processes like maintenance, reuse, refurbishment, remanufacture, recycling, and composting. The circular economy tackles climate change and other global challenges, like biodiversity loss, waste, and pollution, by decoupling economic…
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Mortality management is an important responsibility for contract poultry producers. The exact number of daily mortalities will vary depending on the number of birds on the farm as well as their size and age. Because mortality losses constitute a relatively large portion of the total wastes generated in poultry production, their disposal must be managed…
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The Livestock Anaerobic Digester Database provides key information on anaerobic digester projects on livestock farms in the United States. Project data is accessible through the database map, database table, or downloadable Excel file. AgSTAR publishes updated data on this website periodically (generally, two times per year) to enhance public access to information and support the…
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The goal of the technology was to produce energy from poultry litter and create a fertilizer or soil amendment. Anaerobic digestion is a biological method to create renewable energy, in the form of methane…
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Anaerobic digestion (AD) of poultry manure in the United States (U.S.) has many environmental and economic benefits, including renewable energy production and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. Poultry manure is the nation’s third largest source of methane from livestock manure management …
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The pace of innovation in the agriculture-related, health, and human sciences demands that knowledge rapidly reaches the people who depend on it for their livelihoods. The Cooperative Extension System (CES), in partnership with NIFA, is translating research into action: bringing cutting-edge discoveries from research laboratories to those who can put knowledge into practice.
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