Managing Manure: How to Store, Compost, and Use Organic Livestock Wastes (Storey Basics)

Kopecky, Mark

ISBN 10: 1612124585 / ISBN 13: 9781612124582

Published by Storey Publishing, LLC., 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Managing Manure: How to Store, Compost, and Use Organic Livestock Wastes (Storey Basics)
• Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC.
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1612124585
• ISBN 13: 9781612124582
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Anyone who raises livestock or keeps horses must deal with manure. This Storey BASICSŪ 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. 

About the Author

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.