Manure Application
It wasn’t too long ago that manure was just a waste that nobody wanted. For more than a decade, Dennis Nuhn, president of Nuhn Industries Ltd., has watched manure become more appreciated. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
With a show of hands, about half of those listening to the presentation in Jake Kraayenbrink’s back 40 near Moorefield, Ont., confessed to having a smartphone of some sort. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Necessity is often the mother of invention – that goes double for farmers. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Farm Management Canada has launched a competition to win an all-expense paid trip to the International Farm Management Congress in Poland in July 2013. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Fertilizing with inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus definitely improves crop yields, but recent research indicates that it does not improve the soil. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy has announced the winners of the second annual U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
A more comprehensive and consistent system for modeling phosphorus loss is now available, thanks to work by scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
New methods of spreading manure on farm fields are becoming the latest flashpoint of conflict among farmers, their neighbors and environmentalists. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Versatile has unveiled a new line of front-wheel assist tractors that feature one of the largest cabs in the industry and a considerable increase in wheelbase. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Research on applying liquid livestock manure as a spring top-dress fertilizer to wheat has been ongoing in Ohio for several years. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
It was a military idea at first – deflating the tires on army vehicles that landed on the beaches of Europe in the Second World War made it easier to drive them on the sand. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The drought in the U.S. Midwest is creating not only unfavorable soil conditions for plant development and growth, but also changes in Iowa soil structure. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
USDA research has shown that applying biosolids to soil can increase the amount of phosphorus present for years. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Drag hoses don’t come cheap. Depending on the system, hoses can represent a substantial capital investment. Getting a long life out of your drag hoses is good for the bottom line. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Customers often ask custom manure applicator Eric Dresbach to point out where he has land applied the manure from their hog or dairy farms because when they inspect the job, they can’t smell it. He takes that as a compliment. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The University of Missouri Extension Commercial Agriculture Program will hold the 2013 Annual Advanced Nutrient Management Course Feb. 5-6, 2013. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The Maryland Department of Agriculture announced financial assistance is now available to help farmers cover the cost of injecting or incorporating manure. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The Canadian International Farm Show has organized an expanded educational program for all attendees of the event. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
University of Wisconsin Extension and the Professional Nutrient Applicators Association of Wisconsin teamed up in August 2012 for the North American Manure Expo with a theme of Professional Manure Management. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
It was announced recently that Kelley Manufacturing had won a 2013 AE50 Award for its KMC 6400 Litter Windrower. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!