--- title: Composting Systems and Soil Fertility | dairy waste description: dairy waste | --- [![Midwest Bio-Systems](https://blog.midwestbiosystems.com/hubfs/MidwestBioSystems_November2019%20Theme/Images/Aeromaster-Logo_400.png) ](https://midwestbiosystems.com) # Aeromaster Education Blog ## [Dairy Waste Recycled into Bedding for Significant Savings](https://blog.midwestbiosystems.com/blog/bid/249859/dairy-waste-recycled-into-bedding-for-significant-savings) Posted by [Midwest Bio Systems](https://blog.midwestbiosystems.com/blog/author/midwest-bio-systems) on Wed, Dec 12, 2012 @ 08:12 AM [![](https://blog.midwestbiosystems.com/hs-fs/file-18365073-jpg/images/webb_basin_dairy_5.jpg) ](https://blog.midwestbiosystems.com/blog/bid/249859/dairy-waste-recycled-into-bedding-for-significant-savings) The cost of dairy bedding is on the rise and it is not expected to drop any time soon. The pinch is felt by farmers like Brent Webb who runs a 1,200 cow dairy with his three brothers and beds his cows in open corrals and freestalls. Webb has an edge over rising costs, however. He's found that his composting program has given him a way to [recycle his dairy bedding](http://midwestbiosystems.com/advanced-composting-system) almost endlessly to bring him significant savings and improved cow health. [Read More](https://blog.midwestbiosystems.com/blog/bid/249859/dairy-waste-recycled-into-bedding-for-significant-savings) 3 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.midwestbiosystems.com/blog/bid/249859/dairy-waste-recycled-into-bedding-for-significant-savings#comments-listing) Tags: [sustainable farming](https://blog.midwestbiosystems.com/blog/topic/sustainable-farming), [fertilizer](https://blog.midwestbiosystems.com/blog/topic/fertilizer), [dairy waste](https://blog.midwestbiosystems.com/blog/topic/dairy-waste), [on-farm composting](https://blog.midwestbiosystems.com/blog/topic/on-farm-composting) ## [Dairy Waste Turned into a Good Soil Amendment for Uniform Germination](https://blog.midwestbiosystems.com/blog/bid/249858/Dairy-Waste-Turned-into-a-Good-Soil-Amendment-for-Uniform-Germination) Posted by [Midwest Bio Systems](https://blog.midwestbiosystems.com/blog/author/midwest-bio-systems) on Mon, Dec 10, 2012 @ 06:12 AM [![](https://blog.midwestbiosystems.com/hs-fs/file-18364030-jpg/images/spreader.jpg) ](https://blog.midwestbiosystems.com/blog/bid/249858/Dairy-Waste-Turned-into-a-Good-Soil-Amendment-for-Uniform-Germination) If you're a dairyman, odds are, you have manure. Until Idaho farmer Mark Webb turned to composting he had too much of it. Webb used to spread his raw manure directly on his fields prior to planting, which “stunted” and “hurt” his crops. “The crops just did not grow as well from the manure that was straight off the corrals,” he said. [Read More](https://blog.midwestbiosystems.com/blog/bid/249858/Dairy-Waste-Turned-into-a-Good-Soil-Amendment-for-Uniform-Germination) 2 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.midwestbiosystems.com/blog/bid/249858/Dairy-Waste-Turned-into-a-Good-Soil-Amendment-for-Uniform-Germination#comments-listing) Tags: [soil fertility](https://blog.midwestbiosystems.com/blog/topic/soil-fertility), [sustainable farming](https://blog.midwestbiosystems.com/blog/topic/sustainable-farming), [fertilizer](https://blog.midwestbiosystems.com/blog/topic/fertilizer), [dairy waste](https://blog.midwestbiosystems.com/blog/topic/dairy-waste) ## [Manure vs. Compost: Dairy Waste Transformed into High Quality Compost](https://blog.midwestbiosystems.com/blog/bid/248273/Manure-vs-Compost-Dairy-Waste-Transformed-into-High-Quality-Compost) Posted by [Midwest Bio Systems](https://blog.midwestbiosystems.com/blog/author/midwest-bio-systems) on Wed, Dec 05, 2012 @ 08:12 AM [![](https://blog.midwestbiosystems.com/hs-fs/file-18364267-jpg/images/webb_basin_dairy.jpg) ](https://blog.midwestbiosystems.com/blog/bid/248273/Manure-vs-Compost-Dairy-Waste-Transformed-into-High-Quality-Compost) In Idaho cousins Brent and Mark Webb both own and operate large dairies. Brent has a herd of 1,200 cows, while Mark has 1,800. Raw manure has always been on hand in large quantities, and both Brent and Mark used to spread it on their fields until they noticed it was having detrimental effects on the health of their crops. They found a solution in composting. Composting has transformed what was a waste product into a high quality fertilizer asset, produced using only ingredients from their farms. This helps them become independent from external inputs. 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