Prosa Rural - Composting of dead animals in fields

Published Apr 10, 2026

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April/2026 - 3rd Week - All Regions In this week's Rural Prose we are going to talk about an important and quite serious subject for those who deal with pigs, cattle, and poultry: what to do with the carcasses of animals that die on the farms? To help producers solve this problem, Rural Prose presents animal composting in layers, a technology developed by Embrapa, which will be detailed by technicians and researchers. Brazil is one of the largest global producers of meat. It is estimated that each year more than 1 million and two hundred thousand tons of carcasses are generated. To know all the details, stay tuned! Rural Prose is Embrapa's radio program. Also access the Rural Prose Podcast to listen to this and other programs on topics of your interest. The Rural Prose Podcast is available on Spotify and also on YouTube.

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April/2026 - 3rd Week - All Regions In this week's Prosa Rural we will talk about an important and quite serious subject for those who deal with pigs, cattle, and poultry: what to do with the carcasses of animals that die on the farms? To help producers solve this problem, Prosa Rural presents animal composting in layers, a technology developed by Embrapa, which will be detailed by technicians and researchers. Brazil is one of the largest global producers of meat. It is estimated that each year more than 1 million and two hundred thousand tons of carcasses are generated. To know all the details, stay ...
Source: embrapa.news

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