Tag: Natural resource

Closing the loop

Closing the loop

From food waste to compost to fresh vegetables, an innovative recycling program launches at Bradford Research Center

Tim Reinbott, superintendent of Bradford Research Center, is creating a closed-loop system that doesn't require a single ounce of fossil fuel—once all the components are operational. Reinbott's "Zero Carbon Footprint Vegetable and Compost Production System" can become a model for other universities, school districts, prisons and even small communities who aspire to turn their waste stream into a productive resource.

Gases and Grasses

Gases and Grasses

CAFNR receives grant to study cover crops and greenhouse gases

CAFNR is studying cover crops with a focus on weed suppression, minimizing greenhouse gas emissions, increasing fertility in an environmentally friendly way and improving grain productivity.