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Organic Dairy Thrives in Competitive Market
The Green Hills Harvest Farm near Purdin, Missouri thrives by doing things a bit differently than most organic farmers. In this edition of The Green Report, MU Journalism Professor Gary Grigsby explains how sustainable practices that make good economic sense work at the Buchmayer's Farm. (Pictured: Barb Buchmayer bottling milk at the Green Hills Harvest Farm.)

Reducing CO2 Has Its Costs
Biomass is a plant material used as a source of fuel. In Missouri, biomass from wood sources, or woody biomass, is most readily available right now as a renewable fuel. In this edition of The Green Report, reporter Gary Grigsby tells us more about woody biomass and whether there will be enough of it to go around. (Pictured: Wood chips are mixed in with coal at MU's power plant)

Mid-Missouri Volunteers Brave Cold Temps for Audubon Christmas Bird Count
The National Audubon Society's annual Christmas Bird Count ends Tuesday. For the past three weeks tens of thousands of people around the country have spent a portion of at least one day counting as many birds and bird species as possible. In Columbia, about 75 people got up early on December 19th to count birds. Reporter Gary Grigsby tells us that while bird enthusiasts do this for fun, it is also important for the environment.

The Green Report: Composting Food Waste
The Environmental Protection Agency says food waste makes up about 12 percent of what ends up in land fills. Everything from apple cores and coffee grinds to those left over green beans gone bad. But recycling food waste is probably not at the top of your list of things to do. There is a growing movement, though, to recycle more food waste into compost. In this first edition of The Green Report, MU Journalism Professor Gary Grigsby looks at how the time seems to be ripe for what many probably think is a smelly proposition.