Converting manure into crude oil
By Yuanhui Zhang, Kim Ocfemia, and Malia Appleford, University of Illinois - Industrial-scale farming has a serious waste problem, but new technology can convert it into oil

Plant Sanitation a Problem? Check for Overstressed Turkeys
By The Food Safety Consortium - This article is taken from May's issue of the FSC's Newsletter and looks at the effect sanitary conditions have on the stress levels of turkeys.

Manure into Energy and Ash - New Gasification Technology
By Theo van Kempen, Swine Nutrition Specialist, North Carolina State University - Animal Science swine waste researchers at North Carolina State University has been evaluating gasification technology. The primary purpose was conversion of animal manure...

Poultry litter banned as cattle feed
By Casey Ritz, Extension Poultry Scientist, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. Published by Poultry Science - In a January 26, 2004, press release, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced several new public health measures to be implemented...

Nutrient Analysis of Poultry Litter and Possible Disposal Alternatives
By G.T. Tabler and I.L. Berry for the University of Arkansas's Avian Advice - Recent work has shown that a 40 x 400’ broiler house will produce about 105 tons of litter per year (Tabler, 2000). Since there are an estimated 13,000 broiler houses in...

Converting Poultry Litter into Energy in the US
By The Foundation for Organic Resources Management, Inc. - This paper reviews the current status of litter-to-energy activities in the United States from both on-farm and off-farm (centralized) perspectives, and identifies key issues and factors affecting...

Best Management Practices for Storing and Applying Poultry Litter
By Dan L. Cunningham, Casey W. Ritz and William C. Merka1, Extension Poultry Scientists at the University of Georgia - This report looks at the Primary Nutrients of Concern and the best methods for storing and applying poultry litter.

Manure Management for Water Quality: Costs to Animal Feeding Operations of Applying Manure Nutrients to Land
By Marc Ribaudo, Noel Gollehon, Marcel Aillery, Jonathan Kaplan, Robert Johansson, Jean Agapoff, Lee Christensen, Vince Breneman, and Mark Peters, U.S.D.A., ERS - Agricultural Economic Report No. (AER824) - Nutrients from livestock and poultry manure...

Best practice guidelines for using poultry litter on pastures
By Neil Griffiths, District Agronomist, Maitland - Bulk poultry litter can be the basis of very productive and valuable pasture and agricultural production when used wisely. It also has potential to create human and animal health risks, plus cause dust,...

Composting Layer Mortalities: Agri-Foods Composter
By Charles D. Fulhage, Department of Agricultural Engineering and Joseph M. Vandepopuliere and Jesse J. Lyons, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia - Composting poultry carcasses is a common way for turkey and broiler operators...

The Benefits of Planting Trees Around Poultry Farms
By George W. Malone and Dorothy Abbott-Donnelly, University of Delaware - Planting trees as a visual screen, vegetative filter and windbreak around poultry farms is another opportunity for poultry growers to demonstrate their continued commitment to voluntarily...