Growing a mix of plants in fields can save farmers money and help the environment

Farmers have increasingly sown a single type of grass in their fields over the past 100 years, and then added chemical ...
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Honey flavor reaches new depths with... spotted lanternfly droppings

Savory, sour and earthy tasting honey could be the new normal thanks to a new ingredient. Spotted lanternfly poop. The ...
Science Daily

CRISPR wheat that makes its own fertilizer

UC Davis researchers engineered wheat that encourages soil bacteria to convert atmospheric nitrogen into plant-usable fertilizer. By boosting a natural compound in the plant, the wheat triggers ...
Detroit Free Press

State requiring more from largest farms on how they dispose of their millions of tons of manure

Michigan EGLE has outlined new provisions for its permitting of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, or CAFOs, related to how the large farms handle their animal wastes. CAFOs will now be ...
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Want to Know If You're Healthy? Use This Device to Scan Your Poop (No, Really)

The Dekoda scanner from Kohler Health carries a $599 price tag, but promises to track your health via the contents of your toilet bowl Kohler Kohler — the bathroom and kitchen fixtures company — is ...
Frontiers

Effects of combined application of pig manure composts prepared using different fermentation methods with chemical fertilizer on winter wheat yield, light-thermal physiology ...

1 College of Resources and Environment, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China 2 College of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China Purpose: This ...
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Does bug poop make a good garden fertilizer?

In some minds, the only thing worse than a bug is the poop that comes out of it. However, disgusting as it might seem, bug droppings are testing out very well as an excellent fertilizer for farm and ...
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Turning manure into magic: Iowa farmer, ISU researchers use byproduct to cut synthetic fertilizer use

AMES, Iowa (KCCI) - Farming in Iowa comes down to the dirt — and how healthy it is. KCCI reports farmer Bryan Sievers of Stockton, Iowa, along with Iowa State researchers found a way to use organic ...
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Turning manure into magic: Iowa farmer, ISU researchers use byproduct to cut synthetic fertilizer use

Rachel Lindeen from the Mount Pleasant Chamber Alliance has details on some big holiday events in southeast Iowa including breakfast with Santa, a Holiday on Main, and Christmas lights taking over the ...
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Turning manure into magic: Iowa farmer, ISU researchers use byproduct to cut synthetic fertilizer use

Turning manure into magic: Iowa farmer, ISU researchers use byproduct to cut synthetic fertilizer use Trump administration looking to sell nearly 200 commissary stores Slain motorcyclist’s sweetheart ...
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Is your car a poop magnet? Birds prefer using these models as bathrooms, study reveals

A study by Alan's Factory Outlet found that birds prefer certain types and colors of vehicles for pooping -- with brown vehicles and Ram trucks topping the list of favorite on-the-fly toilets.