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Am I managing my manure nutrients on my small farm?

Last Updated: July 31, 2008 | Related resource areas: Animal Manure Management
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Manure contains valuable nutrients that plants need. If the nutrients are not used however, they become a pollutant. A ton of chicken manure can contain up to 70 pounds of nitrogen. If commercial fertilizer costs $0.60 per pound of nitrogen, such as anhydrous ammonia for example, the nitrogen in one ton of chicken manure is worth $42.

Manure on lot surfaces and in sediment basins needs to be collected and spread on grassland or cropland. Otherwise the manure nutrients are wasted.

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