Topdressing.biz News: Have You Looked into this Alternative Source, it "Doesnt" Smell Either!

Pork Magazine - Features ttp://www.porkmag.com/directories.asp?pgID=728&ed_id=3954 This very well written article about another source of Topdressing is delineate by:21st Century ManureBy Darcy Maulsby (Wednesday, February 01, 2006)

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Topdressing source, manure, digesters, producers, swine, fertilizer, methane, industry, farms, Iowa, nutrient, plant, biogas, MaxYield, compost, byproduct.

Summary:
The technology behind swine manure digesters hasn't changed much in the past decade, but new applications are redefining nutrient management nationwide."With odor, air-quality and water-quality issues facing the swine industry, we need to look at 21st-century solutions," says John Norwood, a principal with Triple Bottom Consulting in West Des Moines, Iowa."That means taking a new lookat manure digesters."In northwest Iowa, pork producers, local communities and West Bend based Max Yield Cooperative are looking at converting manure into electricity and other value-added products through a centralized, anaerobic digester system.Processing manure from area swine farms to produce methane gas can generate electricity for the power grid, explains Larry Arndt, MaxYield's agronomy and technical services marketing director.The residual byproduct of anaerobic digestion also contains manure nutrients without the odor.The byproduct can be land applied or can be dried and sold as fertilizer."Anaerobic digestion provides not only odor abatement and pollution control, but also sustainable energy and nutrient-rich compost," notes Arndt."The compost is pasteurized and far more stable and transportable than liquid manure.Anaerobic digestion can convert a potential liability into a value-added product and profit center."The approach is on the right track, says Rodney Frazier, president of FBA Consulting in Memphis, Tenn."We've got to find something that the public wants.
People don't want swine manure, but they do want electricity."Europe has had centralized manure digesters in place for decades, notes Shihwu Sung, associate professor of environmental engineering at Iowa State University."Denmark and the Netherlands have government-subsidized, centralized digesters that convert livestock manure to fertilizer and methane."The fact that digesters aren't located on individual farms has been key to their success. "Most swine operations are too small to make on-farm digesters economically feasible," notes Sung."Most producers don't have the time, interest or expertise to manage one."In late 2004, MaxYield Cooperative received a USDA grant to study the use of a community-based manure collection system.Last spring the Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued a second award to investigate composting options. MaxYield started identifying producers within a 20-mile radius of Whittemore, Iowa, who are interested in participating in a manure cooperative.Equity interests in the business could come in the form of manure or cash.It also could offer returns to shareholders. "To do a value-added project, you need at least a 20 percent return on investment.Biogas is generated in the digester's tank when bacteria in the temperature-controlled, oxygen-free atmosphere break down manure.
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topdressing.biz News: did you Know that Recyclying Tires cand be good for Someting?

Topdresing investigative team found this interesting: Did you know that atypical artificial grass turf requires around 100 tons of rubber, which by using the new technology means this amount can be replaced with recycled rubber from about 22,000 old car

Biocycle, Journal Of Composting & Organics Recycling

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>composting, recycling, manure, mercury, report, rubber,moisture, reductions, digester, BioCycle, technology, tons, power plants, emissions, control mercury.

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This letter from Peter Moulton of Climate Solutions illustrates the vitality underway: "Oregon is a great model for digester funding.In the area of composting, latest developments will be reported from Seattle, San Francisco, Portland and other major projects on the West Coast.NEW PROPOSALS TO CONTROL MERCURY CONTAMINATION The need to better control mercury pollution from contaminating air and water is leading to stronger alternative measures to eliminate emissions.Last March, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the first federal rules to control mercury from power plants.Until that time, notes a report in The New York Times, plants had been exempt from federal standards for sources of toxic emissions.In one of the proposed options, power plants would be required to achieve reductions up to 80 percent by 2008 and up to 95 percent by 2012; the second option would require up to 95 percent reductions by 2008.Recycling rates have risen from 14 percent to over 50 percent as SWP spread its separate collection of food residuals over a large area; Earth Tech UK - its commercial scale anaerobic digester enables the Western Islesto develop its recycling and composting collection infrastructure.LATEST OMRI NEWSLETTER REVIEWS RECLASSIFYING DEHYDRATED MANURE Some organic producers have requested that the National Organic Program (NOP) reconsider classification of dehydrated manure (such as pelleted manure) as raw manure.GETTING THE "RUBBER ODOR" OUT OF RECYCLED RUBBER PRODUCTS Using a "nanomanipulation" process, a Danish company can make crumb rubber products that do not have the characteristic odor accompanying recycled rubber, reports Scrap Tire News.A typical artificial grass turf requires around 100 tons of rubber, which by using the new technology means this amount can be replaced with recycled rubber from about 22,000 old car tires.Their results showed that composting ischaracterized by different biological responses of microorganisms depending on the moisture content under which the process is conducted.
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Topdressing.biz News: Topdressing application are used in many places such as in Charlston

On 02/24/06 in the Standard Democrate's(Serving Scott, New Madrid, Mississippi And Stoddard Counties) Scott Welton reports that the Commissioners areed to haul topdressing material from Mounds, Ill., for East Prairie’s baseball fields as requested by Ricky Penrod on behalf of the city’s park board.

“From a distance it looks like red clay,” DeLay said. “It’s real fine - almost looks like red sand.” http://news.mywebpal.com/partners/865/public/news699599.html

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topdressing.biz News: How to Evaluate the Best Topdressing Equipments for your Needs!

The Editorial Staff of www.topdressing.biz went out and collected the following criteria so you can better evaluate the equipmnet you may need. Please go ahead and use this criteria, if you have any additonal suggestions that we possibly missed, contact us at info@topdressing.biz . To get to the specific topdressing equipment page, please click here! http://topdressing.biz/topdressing_equipment.php

Topdressing.biz News: Cos the Lawn Cafe Manager posted this entry on his forum involving topdressing.

Congratulation and many thanks for all the good information you always post:
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Topdressing,turfgrass, report, Penn State, PTC, Evaluations, website, Resource, Turfgrass Council, online, Research Trust, funds, Contributions, Pennsylvania Turfgrass, Turfgrass Science, Penn State turf.
Summary:
PTCs website also includes details on the Growing the Game campaign that the Council has initiated to fund the Research Trust.
Released just last week, the annual report includes results of PTC supported research on:
· Fungicide Evaluations
· Herbicide Evaluations
· Fertilizer Evaluations
· Topdressing
· Athletic Field Studies Penn State turf research now online at paturf.orgIn cooperation with the Center for Turfgrass Science at Penn State, the Pennsylvania Turfgrass Council has created a Resource Center as part of a redesign of the PTC website.Along with contact information for turfgrass experts from Penn State, the Resource Center makes available reports on research that is supported by the Council's fundraising efforts.Penn State's 2004 Turfgrass Research Report was posted in the Resource Center on March 17.

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topdressing.biz News: Topdressing Results Using Agresoil Compost

Topdressing.biz News learned from Rich Simcich our contact at Agresource's the following story. Mike Cabral, assistant public works manager at Mass Development in Devens, MA. has been topdressing 40 acres of athletic field for the past 3 years with the 1/2” minus AGRESOIL COMPOST. To prepare the field he core aerates in four directions then spreads 1,000 cubic yards at rate of 25 cubic yards per acre. When asked what are the 3 biggest benefits of topdressing every fall he responded; money, durability, and labor. In 2001 Mike spent $75,000 for fertilizers and chemicals, his water usage was 3 million gallons per year and he over seeded 3-4 times per season. In 2004 his fertilizer and chemicals expense dropped to $28,000, water to .6 million gallons and he reduced the over seeding by two thirds

Topdressing.biz News: Is Topdressing becoming an alternative?

The Editors of topdressing.biz are asking themselfs is Topdressing Application an alternative to the chemical ban coming from the North of the boarder

Concepts: Topdressing an alternative, pesticides, Uxbridge, resident, weeds, News, Spiro, petition, ban, business, pesticide applications, Lemcke, lawn, bylaw, council, dangers.
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UXBRIDGE(Canada) -- An Uxbridge resident is on a mission to educate the public about pesticides, as well as convince council to pass a bylaw prohibiting them on residential properties.Rachel Spiro, who lives on the border of Uxbridge and Scugog, feels it's time to take her concerns about pesticides to town hall.Spiro will speak to council Feb. 27 at 7:30 p.m., armed with information from groups outlining the dangers of lawn chemicals."The Ontario College of Family Physicians and the Canadian Cancer Society warn us against the dangers of pesticide," her petition reads.In an information pamphlet, The Canadian Cancer Society states that pesticides are "designed to destroy living organisms, so by their very nature they can also be harmful to humans...Chris Lemcke, owner of Weed Man in Uxbridge, said the business has changed the way it approaches pesticide applications over recent years.He added that the company as a whole has reduced pesticide use by 90 per cent, and that all chemicals used are regulated by the Province and Health Canada.He feels a sweeping bylaw imposed in Toronto to ban residential pesticides is ineffective."It costs hundreds of thousands of dollars for bylaw officers," he explained.Parks Director Ingrid Svelnis said the Township uses discretion when spraying municipal property, and usually considers treatment if 30 per cent of the property is overrun by weeds."I don't think having a perfect lawn is worth the health risk," she said, adding that she has been passionate about the issue for some time and "feels there is enough information (against it).By Jeff HaywardStaff Writer of http://www.durhamregion.com/dr/regions/uxbridge/story/3319931p-3842961c.html

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