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WSDA Compost Reimbursement Apps Being Accepted
WSDA Compost Reimbursement Apps Being Accepted
WSDA Compost Reimbursement Apps Being Accepted
If you’re interested in participating in the Washington State Department of Agriculture’s new Compost Reimbursement Program, you still have time.  Applications will be accepted until September 12th.  All commercial Washington farmers – including those in agriculture, silviculture and aquaculture – are eligible for the program.   Participating farms are eligible f...
Idaho Extension Turns Manure into Money
Idaho Extension Turns Manure into Money
Idaho Extension Turns Manure into Money
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.
USDA Giving Urban Agriculture a Boost
USDA Giving Urban Agriculture a Boost
USDA Giving Urban Agriculture a Boost
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 ...
OSU Looks At Turning Fruit Waste Into Plastic
OSU Looks At Turning Fruit Waste Into Plastic
OSU Looks At Turning Fruit Waste Into Plastic
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 ...
WSU Compost Certified Organic
WSU Compost Certified Organic
WSU Compost Certified Organic
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 ...
Hops and Dairy Partnering in Granger
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.  ...
State House OKs Warnick’s Pest Legislation
State House OKs Warnick’s Pest Legislation
State House OKs Warnick’s Pest Legislation
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