What is the most important manure management practice?

 What is the most important manure management practice?  By Randy Pepin What manure management practice, when performed correctly, will help farmers obtain the highest economical return from the manure? Which practice will help protect the environment the most? Is it filling out the required paperwork,...

SPREAD THE WORD

Jaylor Introduces A New Line of Manure Spreaders Jaylor is pleased to introduce its new line of manure spreaders. The model lineup consists of 4 sizes. The first model to be introduced will be the M1670 which has a capacity of 670 cubic feet (Struck level). The other models: M1480, M1600HD and M1780HD will have...

GAINING CONTROL Over Your Manure Storage

Over the past 15 years in Western Iowa, custom applicator, Ben Puck, has been working on feasible solutions to help his dairy customers regain control over their manure storage.“It’s been a process of growth and change,” reflects Puck. “Around 1998 we found work at a large dairy of 1,500 cows...

Cashing in on Biogas to Energy

Successful projects in this growing component of dairying depend on careful technology system selection and sizing, progressive operation maintenance practices, and financing tailored to the operator’s needs.Ten years ago, dairy operations saw cattle manure as simply a source of crop nutrients. Today, as...

Manage Manure Art’s Way V-180 Spreader Equipped with New Digi-Star® Nutrient Management System

Accurate manure application is becoming a necessity in today’s demanding environmental and economic climates. Between rising fertilizer prices, heavier governmental regulations and the push for transparency in food production, tracking each nutrient application has never been more important. To meet the growers’ need...