Farmer mixing azomite into a compost windrow
17 Aug 2021

Webinar: Integrating Composting Into Your Farming Business with Ellen Polishuk

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ILSR’s On-Farm Composting & Compost Use Webinar Series features experts from across the industry and covers the ins and outs of on-farm composting and compost use. In the second of the series, Integrating Composting Into Your Farming Business, Ellen Polishuk, biological farming consultant, educator, and co-author of Start Your Farm, mapped out how farmers can add the production of high-quality compost to their operations.… Read More

A compost pile being built at the Hudson Soil Company's on-farm composting site
4 Aug 2021

Webinar: On-Farm Composting Fundamentals with Dr. Robert Rynk

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ILSR’s On-Farm Composting & Compost Use Webinar Series features experts from across the industry and covers the ins and outs of on-farm composting and compost use. In the first of the series, On-Farm Composting Fundamentals, Dr. Robert Rynk of the State University of New York College of Agriculture & Technology, SUNY Cobleskill, introduced the fundamentals of on-farm composting.… Read More

An on-farm composting system, using windrows on a field.
16 Jul 2021

Proposed Federal Compost Act to Create $2 Billion in Funding over 10 Years

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Currently, no federal policy exists that encourages or provides resources to mobilize a national composting effort, though several states do have policies that support and recognize the benefits of composting. The Cultivating Organic Matter through the Promotion of Sustainable Techniques (COMPOST) Act is a newly-proposed federal bill that aims to proactively advance composting infrastructure and support across the country. … Read More

Photo of field containing rows of crops on One Acre Farm in Montgomery County, Maryland
22 Jun 2021

4 New Maryland Laws to Spur Local Composting

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ILSR has actively worked with state officials and legislators for years to move Maryland forward on composting wasted food and other organics. Now, four new bills recently became law that will further advance composting in Maryland.… Read More

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