ACES: The what and why of composting

Black gold: Compost Awareness Week events in Arkansas from May 5-9

FAYETTEVILLE — Compost is part of what Matthew Bertucci calls “the perfect circle for sustainability.”

ACES: The what and why of composting

Editor’s note: This is one in a continuing series of educational columns about fostering environmental stewardship and leadership coordinated by ACES – The Alliance of Climate and Environmental Stewards.

Professor Kasey DeAtley proposes trailblazing livestock composting bill

When the average person contemplates the process of livestock production, they might envision a cow being raised on a pasture then sent to a meat-packing facility. However, there is far more that goes into raising animals for food than meets the eye. And one of those factors includes managing livestock mortality.  Livestock mortality is a topic most of us don’t like to talk about. However, sometimes livestock succumb to death due to illness, inj…