Tag: manure management
The realities of living the country life
While it's easy to be carried away by the dreams of fresh air and open space, the not-always-pleasant realities of rural life should also be considered.
What to do with all the poo?
Applying manure improves soil tilth, helps with water and nutrient retention, reduces wind and water erosion and promotes growth of beneficial organisms.
Plan ahead for manure applications
Learn to measure the nutrients in your soil to properly manage your manure application this fall.
Learn the value of composting manure
While we often associate the word "compost" with food scraps and garden activities, livestock manure can be composted as well and used on the farm.
Follow the rules when using poultry litter
Poultry manure for permitted operations needs to follow the Natural Resource Conservation Service 590 standards when being stockpiled prior to spreading.
Farmers can defend against nuisance lawsuits
Keeping to the plan, following best practices and being a good neighbor could protect farmers against nuisance lawsuits over manure.
Manure injection can make a big improvement
Widespread adoption by dairy farmers of injecting manure into the soil instead of spreading it could be crucial to restoring Chesapeake Bay water quality.
Winter application of manure: Do you follow Ohio’s rules?
Find out if you're following Ohio's winter manure application rules properly.
Farm and Dairy’s top 10 web stories in 2018
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Keep farm nutrients in place
Farmers need to be aware of best practices for manure. Learn more about ideas and assistance to keep your valuable nutrients in place.
