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WI farmers looking for solutions for manure storage

April 16, 2013 – Wisconsin livestock owners are dealing with the effects of a long and drawn-out winter as many of their manure storage facilities are at full capacity with no where to go.

Kevin Erb, a certified crop advisor with the University of Wisconsin-Extension, says farmers with small operations that are running out of storage capacity should contact their local land conservation agents or crop consultants for immediate advice on other available, approved storage they might be able to use until field conditions improve to allow more significant emptying of storage facilities. READ MORE