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California Agriculture, 1964 Today's specialization with development of large-scale “factory farms,” including drylot dairies, beef feedlots, and chicken ranches, plus the spread of urbanization to house an increasing population, have created new problems for both farmers and city ...
S Hart
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Essex Manure Management Club manure management project summary 1994 - 1997 [PDF]
, 1997 The Essex Manure Management Club conducted a four year study determining the feasibility of irrigating 3rd.stage lagoon effluent for intensive pasture management. Funding was received through Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Rural Conservation Clubs Program, part of the Canada-Ontario Agriculture Green Plan.
Essex Manure Management Club
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Dairy Manure Management (NRAES 31 - FRONT MATTER ONLY) [PDF]
, 1989 This 285 page publication (NRAES-31) was originally published by the Northeast Regional Agricultural Engineering Service (NRAES, later known as the Natural Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering Service), a multi-university program in the Northeast US ...
Dairy Manure Management Symposium
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Manure management for greenhouse gas mitigation [PDF]
Animal, 2013 Ongoing intensification and specialisation of livestock production lead to increasing volumes of manure to be managed, which are a source of the greenhouse gases (GHGs) methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O).
S.O. Petersen +6 more
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Effects of deep-bedded finishing system on market pig performance, composition and pork quality
Animal, 2008 The purpose of this study was to compare effects of finishing environment on growth performance, pork quality and lipid composition of pork. Environments compared were standard confinement (CON) and deep-bedded semi-outdoor systems.
B.S. Patton +5 more
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Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2019 Manure has been used as a fertilizer since ancient times and if well-managed it can be an asset, promoting sustainable agriculture, and increasing crop production, particularly for smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, most farmers in
Oghaiki Asaah Ndambi +5 more
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Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 2022 Background: Nitrogen (N) plays an important role within milk production systems (MPS), as an indicator of environmental and economic efficiency. Objective.
Dixan Pozo-Leyva +5 more
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, 2018 This working paper provides an overview and assessment of Dutch manure management policy instruments from 1984 to 2016. The most successful and cost effective measures have included restrictions on manure spreading, the creation of a national Manure Bank as an offtake of last resort, the requirement to inject manure into soil, support for flagship ...
Amy L. Shober, Rory O. Maguire
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Manure in Serbia: Quantities and greenhouse gas emissions [PDF]
Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Belgrade), 2022 Manure is a by-product at agricultural farms that can consist of excrement, bedding, food, and other substances. Manure is a significant form of organic fertilizer, but it negatively impacts the environment.
Višković Miodrag I. +4 more
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Flow meters tested on dairy lagoon water
California Agriculture, 2003 As California's dairy industry continues to grow, manure management has become an increasingly important issue for dairy producers, government regulators and the public living in close proximity to dairies.
L Schwankl, A Eagle, C Frate, B Nydam
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