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Composting Adds Value Regardless of the Economic Chaos Flavor of the Day

Biomass Rules Posted on April 20, 2026 by Mark JennerApril 20, 2026

With great confidence, all organics are going to rot.  There is a gratifying consistency in this certainty.  The global and US farm economies are on fire with wars and rumors of wars.  It is a difficult season to be a … Continue reading →

Posted in analytics, definition, economics, education, farm, firm, policy, production, Real Adventures in Economics, science, wealth creation | Tagged carbon rots, compost, composting adds value regardless of the economic chaos flavor of the day, converting waste carbon feedstocks into marginal benefits, economics, emotional therapy, farming, improved productivity, improved quality, long run success, non-monetary benefits, organic matter, physical exercise, soil organic buffer, time as an input, water-holding capacity | Leave a reply

Spring 2025, Death, and New Life

Biomass Rules Posted on April 18, 2025 by Mark JennerApril 18, 2025

As the 2025 Easter weekend approaches, the Biomass Rules winter compost pile nears ready-to-apply status.  This photo illustrates all the undervalued organics from 2024, being prepared to add organic matter to the ancient clay soils, which after last year’s construction, … Continue reading →

Posted in Biomass Rules, Making $ense of Energy, production, science | Tagged Biomass Rules, cardboard, compost, cycle of life, death, Easter, former biosolar collectors, leaves, New Life, rotting invasive species, spring 2025 | Leave a reply

Managing the Cost of Food Waste Inflation

Biomass Rules Posted on March 18, 2025 by Mark JennerMarch 18, 2025

Biomass Rules operates at the intersection of production agricultural food production and opportunities to bring value-adding, agricultural byproducts back into the economy through reuse.  The moving target for value-adding byproducts is the pool of undervalued wastes.  The knowledge of agricultural … Continue reading →

Posted in analytics, definition, economics, education, policy, science, wealth creation | Tagged anaerobic digestion, biofuels, compost, cost of food waste, dumping, food donation, food loss, food waste, food waste inflation, incineration, industrial uses, land application, landfill, livestock feed, managing the cost of food waste inflation, not harvested, production minus consumption is not waste, ReFED, sewer | Leave a reply

Manure is NOT a 4-Letter Word

Biomass Rules Posted on June 7, 2024 by Mark JennerJune 7, 2024

Manure doesn’t have to be a liability or associated with a 4-letter expletive.  Cultural shifts begin with the seminal definition of the issue in question.  If the initial definition is negative, options are bound by the limits of the definition.  … Continue reading →

Posted in definition, policy, science | Tagged bedding, biased definition, compost, cultural choice, definitive, feces and urine, limited options, manure, manure is not a 4-letter word, not a 4-letter word, policy, power, science, unused corn and soybeans | Leave a reply

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Mission Statement:
Providing solutions through the strategic utilization of all kinds of biomass; the development of new markets for food, fiber, and fuels; and streamlining regulations.

bio·mass:
ˈbī-ō-ˌmas. noun. 1 : the unit area or volume of living matter, 2 : plant materials and animal waste used as renewable feedstocks into new processes.

rules:
'rül. 1: noun. 1 : regulations, bylaws or governing procedure, 2: verb. a : to exert control, direction, or influence on, b : to declare authoritatively.

Manure…
is not a four-letter word.

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