My nose for offbeat news has taken me to a corn field in the middle of California’s Central Valley, where something’s missing — I’m not smelling the back side of a cow.
wow! that's an incredible development! which begs the question of when will they take even a portion of the poop to make a "smoothie" that can be distributed thru farm plumbing to the various crops? likewise the chicken feet or fish heads could go thru (their own) blender for another smoothie nutrient?
Hi Jane! Thanks for another wonderful report! I do have a couple of questions that I wish you had asked. First, "How will this affect the aquifer?" Cow urine also contains things like antibiotics. What will be the effect on the aquifer after a decade of drip irrigation, and are they monitoring that?
Good questions. I was told the drip is only 12 inches deep to keep it from affecting the aquifer if a rodent ruptures it. I do not know how they monitor it, though. Dairy operators usually hose off urine into a pond, and sometimes they’ve mixed it with water and put it on top of the soil for plants (less efficient, more smelly), or they’ve disposed of it another way (?) which I’m sure begs the same questions.
wow! that's an incredible development! which begs the question of when will they take even a portion of the poop to make a "smoothie" that can be distributed thru farm plumbing to the various crops? likewise the chicken feet or fish heads could go thru (their own) blender for another smoothie nutrient?
If the financials make sense (plus incentives!) it’ll get done.
You get the most interesting topics! Cow urine?!
Very interesting
Very interesting story 👍 . Maybe there IS hope for the planet 🌏. I hope this system gets utilized worldwide.
Great story. Urine the right business
Why didn’t I think of that line…
Innovations like this will become increasingly important. But, Jane, how did your nose for news detect a story about fertilizer that has no scent?
You make a fair point…
Hi Jane! Thanks for another wonderful report! I do have a couple of questions that I wish you had asked. First, "How will this affect the aquifer?" Cow urine also contains things like antibiotics. What will be the effect on the aquifer after a decade of drip irrigation, and are they monitoring that?
Good questions. I was told the drip is only 12 inches deep to keep it from affecting the aquifer if a rodent ruptures it. I do not know how they monitor it, though. Dairy operators usually hose off urine into a pond, and sometimes they’ve mixed it with water and put it on top of the soil for plants (less efficient, more smelly), or they’ve disposed of it another way (?) which I’m sure begs the same questions.
Publicly traded company?
Alas, no.