compost

A University of Idaho Extension educator and his graduate student aim to help the state’s dairymen cash in on their cow manure by amending it with specific minerals or carbon sources to make better compost from it.

The WSDA is launching the Compost Reimbursement Program to encourage on-farm compost use.

As Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has said many times, "Farming/agriculture is not necessarily the exclusive element of rural, it is also now very heavily engaged in urban communities across the United States." And he would like to see it grow in urban areas, so it's part of USDA's framework for transforming the US agricultural system ...

A new study by researchers at Oregon State University is working on ways to turn the waste from apples and other fruits into environmentally friendly packaging materials to replace plastic. Professor Yanyun Zhao said they are currently lookin at using the fruit waste from processing ...

On Tuesday, the USDA announced the availability of $900,000 for local governments to reduce food waste in landfills. The grants allow local governments to host a Community Compost and Food Waste Reduction pilot project for fiscal year 2020 ...

After a lengthy process, Washington State University’s compost is certified organic by the Washington state Department of Agriculture.  Rick Finch, Manager at WSU Waste Management said they looked at organic certification years ago, but at that time, no one was interested in paying the premium price.  He said ...

Neighboring hops and dairy farms in the Yakima Valley are helping each other deal with byproducts and production in a partnership that could lead to more like it in agriculture.   Tyler Carpenter, head of employee safety and quality control at Carpenter Ranches said he was connected with his neighbor through an organic company.  ...

Legislation intended to prevent the spread of destructive pests and disease through compost was unanimously approved by the Washington House.  Senate Bill 6605, sponsored by Moses Lake Republican Judy Warnick creates a process for the state Department of Agriculture to review applications for moving composting waste form facilities in quarantine areas to locations not under quarantine.  ... Read M