News - Manure

A researcher with Niverville, Manitoba based Agra-Gold Consulting says farmers who use manure to fertilizer their crops can apply some of the techniques associated with variable rate application.

A researcher with Niverville, Manitoba based Agra-Gold Consulting reports farmers appear interested in using variable rate techniques to apply livestock manure but current manure application technology is not yet advanced enough to be fully effective.

A researcher with the University of Manitoba says economics will play a key role in determining interest in using biofilters to reduce the levels of greenhouse gasses and odors emitted by covered livestock manure storages.

A research scientist with the Prairie Swine Centre says pork producers can use a range of feeding strategies to reduce their use of supplemental phosphorus in the diet and their environmental footprint.

A new low cost technology for recovering phosphorus from liquid swine manure is expected to interest Manitoba farmers facing new phosphorus-based limits on the application of livestock manure fertilizer.

The Manitoba Livestock Manure Management Initiative has issued a request for proposals for literature reviews in areas related to the use of livestock manure as a fertilizer source and to the techniques and technologies to achieve manure phosphorus balance.

Research conducted by the University of Manitoba has shown adding the right amount of glycerol to swine manure can double biogas production during anaerobic digestion.

The Manitoba Livestock Manure Management Initiative expects the number of research projects that address the needs of multiple livestock groups to expand.

Researchers with the University of Manitoba are confident a chemical process used to remove struvite from municipal waste streams for sale as phosphorus fertilizer can be applied to livestock manure.

Research conducted by the University of Saskatchewan shows solid manure injection compares equally with broadcast application and broadcast and incorporation.