ACRES Resources

Publications

BioCycle Magazine

Building Soil Organic Matter with Organic Amendments

Compost Facility Operator Course and Manual from Transform Composting Systems

Cornell Waste Management Institute: Composting Fact Sheets

Maine Compost School: Video Series

Natural Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering Services (link to order form for publications below)

• On-farm Composting  Handbook

• Field Guide to On-farm Composting

• Farm-Based Composting: Manure and More

• Natural Rendering: Composting Livestock Mortality and Butcher Waste

Oregon State University

• Composting: An Alternative for Livestlock Manure Management and Disposal of Dead Animals

• Composting Grass Seed and Straw

Washington State University

• Organic Farming Systems & Nutrient Management: this site lists soil management and composting resources including instructions for conducting bioassays for some herbicide residues.

• Dairy Wast Composting

• On-farm Composting of Large Animal Mortalities

• WSU's Compost Calculator: this Excel based tool calculates C/N ratios and moisture contents of various compost recipes.

• What Can Does Compost Analysis Tell You About Your Compost?

Websites

DEQ Compost Website

Environmental Quality Incentives Program

Oregon Department of Agriculture: Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs)

US Compost Council

Washington State University Compost and Nutrient Management webpage