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Implementing potential climate‐smart practices through diverse partnerships

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Climate change is one of the greatest threats to society, negatively impacting agriculture and crop yields. Globally, agriculture is also one of the largest greenhouse gas (GHG) emitting sectors. Climate‐smart practices that are developed through diverse partnerships with scientists and practitioners are needed to decrease GHG emissions. We implemented
Kristina J. Bartowitz   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do Not Throw Pet Faeces Away: Composted Manures Obtained from Dog and Cat Faeces Contain High Nutrients and Effectively Cultivate Plants

open access: yesRecycling
Dog and cat faeces are a globally neglected issue that demands proper management. The poor handling of pet waste not only impacts environmental health but also contributes to community conflicts due to insufficient waste management practices.
Suwit Wuthisuthimethavee   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

MANURE VALUE, PRICING SYSTEMS, AND SWINE PRODUCTION DECISIONS [PDF]

open access: yes
Based on a swine producer's profit maximization model in which manure value and packers' live market weight pricing systems are considered, the optimal farm inventory and optimal hog market weight are simultaneously solved for scenarios generated from ...
Huang, Haixiao, Miller, Gay Y.
core   +1 more source

Management & sustainability of stockless organic arable and horticultural systems [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The essential difference between stockless and stocked systems is that the fertility building clover ley and other “forage crops” are not processed through an animal but instead are grown as green manures which are returned directly to the soil by ...
Preston, Keith
core  

Additional file 3 of Metagenomic assembly reveals hosts and mobility of common antibiotic resistome in animal manure and commercial compost

open access: green, 2022
Tianlei Qiu   +9 more
openalex   +1 more source

Controlling banana bunchy top disease in Benin: Crop protection strategies with socio‐economic perspectives

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Banana and plantain are vital for food security and income in West Africa, yet banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) threatens production. This study combined remote sensing, field surveys, modelling and socio‐economic analysis to assess BBTV spread and control strategies in Benin.
Renata Retkute   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF ALTERNATIVE MANURE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS ON HOG FARMS IN THE HEARTLAND: AN INDIVIDUAL-FARM ANALYSIS [PDF]

open access: yes
A whole-farm modeling approach applied to survey data was used to assess the economic impacts on Heartland hog farms of alternative manure management regulations on manure application.
Huang, Wen-Yuan   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Nutritional properties, traditional uses and potential new applications for the sotol plant (Asparagaceae, Convallarioideae): A review

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Sotol (Dasylirion spp.) is a resilient desert plant that sustains ecosystems, cultures and livelihoods in Chihuahua Desert. Our review highlights its nutritional properties, traditional uses and potential new applications in food, pharmaceuticals, renewable energy and water remediation. By synthesizing evidence across disciplines, we show how sotol can
Dámaris Leopoldina Ojeda Barrios   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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