Daily Bulldog previews on-farm composting workshop in Monmouth
The Daily Bulldog reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and UMaine Animal and Veterinary Sciences program will offer a free workshop about on-farm composting to manage animal disease and mortality from 3:45–7 p.m. Oct. 7, at Highmoor Farm in Monmouth. UMaine Extension professor Mark Hutchinson, associate professor Robert Causey and graduate student Alexandria Poulin will discuss the effects of composting on equine pathogens and antibodies, according to the article. A mortality composting demonstration will be included and there will be student poster presentations about animal disease and parasite control, the article states.