Manure Manager

Dec 17, 2024 | manuremanager.com | Monica Dick

As urban areas encroach onto formerly remote rural areas, livestock operators are frequently targeted with complaints about manure odors. A recent demonstration project staged by researchers at the Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) to take a proactive approach to the problems of pig manure odor by trying to reduce it at the source; namely the livestock buildings where the manure originates.

Dec 3, 2024 | manuremanager.com | Monica Dick

Although the idea of using poultry litter as a fertilizer isn’t new, injecting it below the surface of the soil is, even though the concept has been discussed for many years. The benefits of getting the poultry litter below the surface of the soil are clear, but injecting dry poultry litter is a technical challenge. Subsurfers have been employed to get the job done, but they suffer from a variety of problems included overheating and bending and/or breaking of augers.

Nov 18, 2024 | manuremanager.com | Monica Dick

When Sarah was a child, she was fascinated with the dry poultry litter storage area on her family’s farm. From the outside they looked like a fun place to ride her bike. She was warned away by her father, who told stories of rodents of “unusual size” that lived in the storage areas – like the rodents that lived in the Fire Swamp of The Princess Bride.

Feb 12, 2024 | manuremanager.com | Bree Rody-Mantha

The start of the 2024 growing season is coming fast – do you have a plan for spring nutrient management? In a recent episode of Inputs, the podcast from Trop Crop Manager, Chris Brown, field crop sustainability specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA), discusses considerations for successful spring manure application, as well as best management practices and an alternate nutrient source coming from urban areas.

Feb 9, 2024 | manuremanager.com | Bree Rody-Mantha

Weltec Biopower’s control system for biogas plants has received a general update focused on new functionalities and a user interface upgrade. The previous control system sections previously known as LoMos an CeMos will also merge under the new name WB Control, which can be used for small and large industrial operations. The web-based software contains a customizable dashboard for data overviews and comprehensive monitoring of plant data.