As far as I know, you can use any dairy manure for compost, although some
programs are more restrictive about compost feedstock from non-organic
sources. The effluent from a digester might still be considered "raw
manure" for the purposes of certification, but I'm not sure how this is
being handled by certifiers.
As a general note, the current proposed rule would allow only compost made
according to NRCS practice standards, which only apply to on-farm
composting. Someone has already pointed out that this would make
vermicomposting unacceptable, but it also doesn't allow for use of compost
made by food processing operations or various commercial compost
operations, unless they start calling themselves farms.
Grace Gershuny
At 04:32 PM 3/28/00 EST, CAVM@aol.com wrote:
>Does anyone have an opinion as to whether compost made from dairy manure can
>be considered organic if no supplements are added during the composting
>process or do I have to consider the feed given to the dairy cows?
>
>Also, a similar question, I have been asked to work on a project involving
>anaerobic digestion of dairy manure. Would the effluent from the digester
be
>considered organic or do I have to consider the feed given to the dairy
>cattle?
>
>Thank You
>
>C. Van Milligen
>CAVM@AOL.com
>
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