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Alternative To Spreading Biosolids On Farmland Presented In Merritt

Sep 04, 2015

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In the past year or so, a lot of people in the Merritt area have learned more about Biosolids than they ever imagined.

This afternoon, there's another learning opportunity.

Biosolids are the waste collected from sewage treatment facilities.

In Merritt, there's an ongoing controversy about spreading them on agricultural land.

Now, a company called Emergent Waste Solutions has come forward with an alternative.

It's a technology called Pyrolysis.

The company's CEO, Kevin Hull is holding a public meeting in Merritt, to explain how it works.

Source : CBC

Video: Evolution of Beef Cattle Farming

The Clear Conversations podcast took to the road for a special episode recorded in Nashville during CattleCon, bringing listeners straight into the heart of the cattle industry. Host Tracy Sellers welcomed rancher Steve Wooten of Beatty Canyon Ranch in Colorado for a wide-ranging discussion that blended family history and sustainability, particularly as it relates to the future of beef production.

Sustainability emerged as a central theme of the conversation, a word that Wooten acknowledges can mean very different things depending on who you ask. For him, sustainability starts with the soil. Healthy soil produces healthy grass, which supports efficient cattle capable of producing year after year with minimal external inputs. It’s an approach that equally considers vegetation, animal efficiency, and long-term profitability.

That philosophy aligned naturally with Wooten’s involvement in the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, where he served as a representative for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. The roundtable brings together the entire beef supply chain—from producers to retailers—along with universities, NGOs, and allied industries. Its goal is not regulation, Wooten emphasized, but collaboration, shared learning, and continuous improvement.