Composting Livestock Mortality & Butcher Waste: Workshop and Farm Tour

Friday, March 24, 2023, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Passively aerated static pile composting is proving to be a good method for managing livestock mortalities, butcher waste, and road kill. It is simple, takes less time than dragging a carcass out back, uses basic farm equipment, and is cost-effective. This method helps protect ground and surface water by reducing pathogens in properly managed piles.

Instructor: Jean Bonhotal is Waste Management Specialist and Director of the Cornell Waste Management Institute in Soil and Crop Sciences. Jean has spent over 25 years in the education of composting food, manure, animal carcasses, and compost quality/use.

9-11: Workshop at Whallonsburg Grange Hall

11-12: Full and By Farm

12-1: Reber Rock Farm (composts butchering waste)

Resources to get you started: Cornell Waste Management Institute has developed a 20-minute video, “Natural Rendering: Composting Livestock Mortality & Butcher Waste,” a 12-page fact sheet, and a set of posters that are being used in educational programs. Interest in mortality/ butcher waste compost has been expressed in all areas of the country. Find all of these resources here:

Mortality Composting: http://cwmi.css.cornell.edu/mortality.htm

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