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Tag Archives: externalities

Regulating Carbon Emissions into Water and Air – Old School Style

Biomass Rules Posted on June 29, 2026 by Mark JennerJune 29, 2026

Manure is not created equally.  Livestock feces and urine is composed of unused carbohydrates, nutrients, and water, and it is not homogeneous. Corn, soybeans, and forages go into livestock and poultry feed, but what comes out depends on environmental conditions, … Continue reading →

Posted in analytics, definition, economics, education, farm, macro, Making $ense of Energy, policy, Real Adventures in Economics, science, wealth creation | Tagged bedding, carbon dioxide, Clean Air Act (CAA), Clean Water Act (CWA), Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO), emissions, externalities, feces and urine as excreted, lagoon effluent, manure, market standards, methane, numeric outcomes, nutrients, prescribed practices, regulating carbon emissions into water and air old school style, renewable natural gas RNG, unused carbohydrates, value-adding products, water | Leave a reply

Discovering Manure Value When Markets and CAFO Regulations Both Fail

Biomass Rules Posted on February 17, 2025 by Mark JennerFebruary 17, 2025

When markets fail to perform efficiently does that mean only a government policy fix will work?  Or when the government policies fail does that mean only a market fix will succeed?  In a word, no.  This chart shows the total … Continue reading →

Posted in definition, economics, farm, policy, production, science | Tagged CAFO regulations failure, CAFO rule, Clean Water Act, discovering manure value, discovering manure value when markets and CAFO regulations both fail, externalities, industry adjustments, livestock, manure, manure nitrogen, manure phosphorus, manure science, market failure, water quality | Leave a reply

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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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