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Making sense of manure treatment technology options
June 6, 2018 by Wisconsin State Farmer
When it comes to manure, technology holds promise for the dairy industry.
“The goal is to improve the sustainability of how we apply and how we use manure on crops and find more value in the manure,” Dr. Dana Kirk, biosystems and agricultural engineer with Michigan State University’s Anaerobic Digestion Research & Education Center, said during a presentation on manure treatment technology options presented by DAIReXNET.
The question is whether a dairy wants to treat its manure and, if so, what technology will work best for it. That depends on the characteristics of the manure produced, including its moisture, nutrient content and contamination, Kirk said, as well as how the farm beds and handles its manure collection and conveyance. | READ MORE
