Tag: manure
Manure management tips for horse owners
Regardless of the stable size or situation, there are steps we can take to improve the health of our soil and water by better managing our horse manure.
This January wasn’t even fit to spread manure, or much else
It was the first January in memory that delivered more rainfall than sleet, ice and snow combined.
Winter feeding, nutrient management
Sacrifice areas may limit damage to our total pasture acreages, but the damage done to these areas can be significant.
Make manure safety a priority as harvest ends
With harvest winding down and manure application underway, it's a good time to remember manure safety.
Establish safety procedures for manure storage structures
Each year we hear of farm accidents where someone has entered a confined space and been overcome by gas or fallen into a manure lagoon and been drowned.
Manure storage structures can be deadly in more ways than one
Manure handling equipment requires attention to detail, and not getting too comfortable.
North American Manure Expo brings loads of science to Ohio
Manure is a valuable resource for livestock and crop farmers, and the equipment and technology continues to evolve.
Manure expo coming to Ohio in August
The North American Manure Expo is coming to Ohio, and will share the latest science on nutrient management.
Manure management needs to be nutrient management
A question that is becoming increasingly important is: how are the nutrients contained in manure accounted for and managed as that manure is applied back to the land?
Building a compost empire
Bull Country Compost started out as a concrete slab in the early '90s and has become a successful 3 acre composting operation in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
