on-farm recycling Articles
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Project - Bioenergy Farm 2 Agricultural bioenergy from liquid manure and residues
Project period: 2013-2016 ‘BioEnergy Farm 2’ supports farmers with the planning and construction of agricultural biogas plants. At the forefront is the recycling of the farms’ own residues, primarily liquid and solid manure. An online tool gives interested farmers the opportunity to have an initial estimation of the economic feasibility of the biogas plant. If the farmers show ...
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Valuation of nitrogen retention as an ecosystem service on a catchment scale
An ecosystem service approach was used to study the water purification service exemplified by impacts of land management scenarios. Nitrogen retention was calculated in two agricultural catchments by the dynamic Integrated Nutrients in Catchments (INCA)-N model. The monetary valuation was based on purification efficiency of artificial wetlands. The set of scenarios were based on existing ...
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Shorter supply chains through urban indoor farming
There are many reasons why a government or international organization may advocate the introduction of urban indoor farming. This week we look at some of the main motivations for bringing agriculture closer to the consumer. While urban indoor agriculture may have seemed a far-fetched dream in the past, developments in city planning and technological innovation are making it into a reality. These ...
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How to deal with livestock manure on large farms
For farms, the biggest environmental problem is that there is no place to stack a lot of feces. If these excrement are not managed scientifically, it will harm human and animal health and pollute the surrounding environment. The aquaculture industry needs to be carried out, and environmental protection treatment also needs to be paid attention to, so what are the methods of manure treatment in ...
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Salmon aquaculture could incorporate seaweed and sea urchins to reduce nitrogen enrichment
Farming fish together with seaweed and other species could help improve the sustainability of aquaculture and reduce pollution. A new study provides a tool for designing sustainable fish farming systems and calculates their potential to recycle waste. An example of a salmon farming system incorporating seaweed and sea urchins could reduce nitrogen releases to the environment by 45%. Over half of ...
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Agroecology can help fix our broken food system. Here’s how.
The various incarnations of the sustainable food movement need a science with which to approach a system as complex as food and farming. This story was co-published with Food Tank, a nonprofit organization focused on building a global community for safe, healthy, nourished eaters. Thumb through U.S. newspapers any day in early 2015, and you could find stories on President Obama’s ...
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