Good Neighbor Brochure: Healthy Crops. Knowledgeable Neighbors. Everything You Need To Know About Farming With Biosolids

The “Good Neighbor” brochure is a resource created by the VBC to provide information and resources for our farmers, landowners and anyone interested in biosolids. Farmers depend on the healthiness of their farm. So, when considering fertilizers, they want to make the best possible choices for their land. The VBC developed this brochure to answer basic […]

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VBC Eastern Virginia Research Project Under Consideration for National Study 

VBC members subscribe to a Code of Good Practice, which encourages them to go beyond the regulations.  The Code encourages members to establish their own performance objectives that support the following goals:  Protecting the environment  Minimizing adverse social impacts  Promoting education and awareness  To that end, VBC has identified research on PFAS as a priority, […]

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Information on PFAS added to VBC Web Resources

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, are ubiquitous in our environment. Since PFAS is in so many products consumers use every day, trace amounts of PFAS can of course be found in biosolids because these everyday products reflect the chemistry of our society. Exposure is exponentially greater when cooking with Teflon-coated pans, eating fast food, using […]

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ORGANIC MATTER:  BENEFICIAL FOR THE EARTH AND THE BOTTOM LINE

Organic Matter is reused every day from productive composting, fertilizing, and recycling. Demand is growing for the beneficial recycling of organic matter from coffee grounds to poultry litter to highly treated biosolids products, allowing farmers and families to beneficially recycle. Currently food scraps and yard waste make up more than 30 percent of what we throw […]

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Building Soil Health Focus of Climate Change Presentation – 2021 Virginia Small Grains Field Day

Hosted by the Virginia Grain Producers Association and Virginia Tech at the Eastern Virginia Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Warsaw, the 2021 Virginia Grains Field Day presented a wide array of small grains related research.  Topics included soil fertility, ariel image mapping, variety development, and the challenges and opportunities of climate change.    Building soil […]

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Use of Technology and Cutting-Edge Research Key to Successful Modern Farming

Creamfield Farms is about 4,000 acres of row crops, primarily corn, soybeans, and wheat, with rape, canola seed, grain sorghum and hay. Creamfield’s land extends across state lines into North Carolina. Like many of today’s farmers, Grayson Kirby, manager of Creamfield Farms, focuses his attention on research and technology to guide the management direction of […]

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VBC Presents 2020 Virtual Information Session

The Virginia Biosolids Council presented the VBC 2020 Virtual Informational Session Wednesday, September 23 . Click HERE to view a recording. The webinar featured two presentations on matters associated with wastewater recovery and biosolids recycling. Dr. Greg Evanylo of Virginia Tech, a member of the W4170 research group, reviewed research done by the national research group on […]

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