Closing the loop: A farmer-led pilot to recycle agricultural plastics

Closing the loop: A farmer-led pilot to recycle agricultural plastics

By Laura Hardie, Red Barn Writer  On Guy Crosby’s beef farm in Hartland, farming runs in cycles. Nutrients move through soil, grass, and animals and return to the land.   Plastic disrupts that cycle.  Image: Guy Crosby Like many livestock producers, Crosby relies on bale wrap to preserve hay and adapt to unpredictable weather. Wrapped in airtight plastic, still-wet hay can ferment without days of drying. It’s a big advantage in Vermont’s rainie…