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Prevent manure runoff when snow melts
March 2, 2011
By Hay and Forage Grower
By Hay and Forage Grower
March 2, 2011
By Hay and Forage Grower
By Hay and Forage Grower
March 2, 2011 – Spreading manure on farm fields from now until the
ground thaws comes with a very high risk of runoff, warns Dennis Frame,
co-director of the University of Wisconsin-Discovery Farms Program.
March 2, 2011 – Spreading manure on farm fields from now until the ground thaws comes with a very high risk of runoff, warns Dennis Frame, co-director of the University of Wisconsin-Discovery Farms Program.
Studies from Discovery Farms cooperating farms indicate that manure applied to snow-covered and/or frozen soils during conditions of snowmelt or rain can contribute the majority of the annual nutrient losses, says Frame.
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