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California accepting grant applications for Alternative Manure Management Program

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Working with manure converts: How to guide them

With commercial fertilizer prices still skyrocketing, this growing season is likely seeing a new class of manure converts. As applicators, there are certain steps you can take to ensure an easy transition to manure from fertilizer among your clients. Melissa Wilson, assistant professor and extension specialist at University of Minnesota, details how applicators can brush up on their knowledge of ratios, sampling and testing, and more to give clients a good idea of what to expect. » Read more...

Keeping up with the 4Rs

Some farmers and applicators are intimately familiar with the four “R” method – better known as the 4R Nutrient Stewardship Program. Others are less familiar with the term. While 4R ultimately boils down to a simple-sounding concept in fertilizer practices – “right time, right place, right source, right rate” – those working with manure find it can pose a challenge in 4R. For example, some applicators struggle with “right time,” as manure application can be highly weather-dependent. What are some of the other gaps that separate 4R awareness from 4R adoption? » Read more...

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