Composting animal mortalities in North Carolina

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North Carolina State University is researching economical and environmentally friendly methods for composting poultry and livestock carcasses, a need driven largely by the animal losses produced by Hurricane Floyd in 1999. Swine composting, however, provides specific difficulties due to the heaviness of their bones and the thickness of their fat and hides.

Research, Methods, Livestock industry, Animal waste, Animal wastes, North Carolina State University, Livestock, Livestock losses

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Compost as an alternative to methyl bromide

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Research is presented on the use of compost on North Carolina strawberry farms as both a soil amendment and a pesticide. The compost consists of 30% hay waste, 30% dairy cattle manure, 30% waste silage, 5% clay soil and 5% other finished compost, and has a 60% moisture level; results were favorable compared to chemical systems.

Usage, Reports, Composition, Agricultural research

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Wood waste study provides clues to recycling success

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An overview is presented on improvements in North Carolina's scrap wood recycling programs based on research that examined scrap wood sources, existing markets for recycled wood, customer preferences in wood products, and the impact of wood utilization ordinances.

Statistical Data Included, Production management, Wood waste as mulch, soil conditioner, etc., Wood wastes, Wood waste

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