Category: Advanced

USE.311-Understanding the Short- and Long-Term Soil Carbon Storage Benefits of Compost Application to Agricultural Systems-AC23.CREF

Quantifying the long-term soil carbon sequestration benefits of compost application to agricultural lands requires consideration of both the impacts throughout the soil profile, and the impacts over longer-term timeframes.Speakers: Karen HillsDuration: 26 minutesCredits: 0.5Member Price: $30.00Non-Member Price: $52.50Purchase Course Now

USE.313-Tuning Compost for Specific Crops using DNA Sequencing-AC23.USCC

New cutting-edge DNA sequencing methods are emerging that support compost production tuned for specific crops. These methods are being tested at a seedless muscadine vineyard in NC and have the potential to transform the industries’ image from “homespun” to high-tech and merit a commensurate premium price.Speakers: Laura KavanaughDuration: 29 minutesCredits: 0.5Member Price: $30.00Non-Member Price: $52.50Purchase… Continue reading USE.313-Tuning Compost for Specific Crops using DNA Sequencing-AC23.USCC

PRO.312-Research to Improve Compost Facility Air Emissions Permitting-AC23.CREF

Compost process conditions determine air emissions. Measuring and controlling these conditions is straight forward and cost-effect. Measuring air emissions, while scientifically interesting, is expensive and the accuracy of standard source testing methods is not well understood. Regulations that focus on the quality of process conditions can be effective and helpful.Speakers: Tim O’NeillDuration: 28 minutesCredits: 0.5Member… Continue reading PRO.312-Research to Improve Compost Facility Air Emissions Permitting-AC23.CREF

FAC.310-Which is better? High Velocity or Low Velocity Aeration Floors-AC21.USCC

Take a closer look at the way that aeration floors are designed by comparing temperature and oxygen piles readings gathered at high and low velocity aeration floors within the same facility. Use this data to assess the validity of the predictive models used in the industry. Speakers: Orion Black-Brown Duration: 23 minutes Credits: 0.5 Member… Continue reading FAC.310-Which is better? High Velocity or Low Velocity Aeration Floors-AC21.USCC

PRO.311-Enhancing Composting Quality with the Latest DNA Sequencing Breakthroughs-AC22.USCC

Composting is a microbial process that converts organic waste materials into valuable organic matter rich in plant nutrients that is of great value to farmers and home gardeners.  The methods used to produce compost have a strong influence on the compost’s microbial community during the process and this in turn determines the greenhouse gases released… Continue reading PRO.311-Enhancing Composting Quality with the Latest DNA Sequencing Breakthroughs-AC22.USCC

FEE.311-Differently-Aged Organic Matter Amendments Change Reduced Iron in Soils of Restored Wetlands-AC20.USCC

This video discusses the experiments done using compost soil amendments to find the most efficient method in increasing nutrient content and productivity of wetlands. Speakers: Donald De Alwis Duration: 19 minutes Credits: 0.5 Member Price: $30.00 Non-Member Price: $52.50 Purchase Course Now

FAC.311-The Application of Laboratory Aeration Demand Testing to Facility Design-AC22.CREF

The efficiency with which aerobic bacteria consume oxygen and convert organic matter (OM) to CO2 is the primary measure of composting stabilization rates and a determining factor in air emissions.  Process conditions (primarily temperature and oxygen) and feedstock characteristics determine the efficiency of this process.  Researchers, such as McCartney, Sundberg, and others, have used highly… Continue reading FAC.311-The Application of Laboratory Aeration Demand Testing to Facility Design-AC22.CREF