Managing Manure

Anyone who raises livestock or keeps horses must deal with manure. This Storey BASICS® guide shows you how to make this process manageable, useful, and even profitable. Organic dairy farmer and soil scientist Mark Kopecky explains the fundamentals of storing, composting, and spreading manure; the nutritional content of manure from various animals; and how to handle, transport, and market manure for additional income. You'll soon discover that your farm's waste may be its biggest asset.  This guide delivers essential information on using animal waste to improve soil health, prevent nutrient loss, and improve crop quality and yield safely and sustainably. 
Mark Kopecky is an organic dairy farmer as well as a soil scientist who has worked for 22 years in the University of Wisconsin Extension system.
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Close the nutrient cycle in your small farm or garden by using manure to replenish the soil. Mark Kopecky, an organic dairy farmer and soil scientist, guides you through the safe and effective storage, composting, and spreading of manure-- an age-old solution to the modern problems of waste disposal and chemical fertilizers. Your "brown gold" is about to become your land's greatest asset. Introduction: Brown Gold



Chapter One: Characteristics of Manure



Chapter Two: Storing and Handling Manure



Chapter Three: Spreading the Wealth



Chapter Four: Rules, Regulations, and Marketing



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