Manure Application
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- Introduction
- What’s in This Book …1
- Ontario’s Livestock Sector …3
- Manure as a Resource …5
- Other Organic Materials …6
- Manure Issues …6
- Manure and Other Organic Wastes – The Basics
- Physical Properties …9
- Odour and Gaseous Properties …14
- Chemical (Nutrient) Properties …15
- Biological Properties …22
- Environmental Risks of Manure and Other Organic Materials …26
- Nutrient Management Planning – An Overview …27
- Siting Manure Storage Facilities
- Layout and Location …30
- Soil and Site Features …31
- Contaminants and Risk Assessment …33
- Summary of Siting Recommendations for Manure Storage Facilities …34
- Farm Odours and Neighbourly Relations
- BMPs to Control Odours from Manure Storages …39
- BMPs for Odour Control during Application …40
- Complaints from Neighbours …42
- BMPs for Complaint Avoidance …42
- BMPs for Complaint Resolution …43
- Manure Treatment
- Mechanical Solid-Liquid Separation …47
- Anaerobic Digestion …48
- Aerobic Composting …49
- Manure Storage and Handling
- How Storage and Handling Systems Affect Nutrient Management Plans …52
- Common Handling Systems …53
- Sizing Storage Systems …57
- Collection and Transfer Systems for Solid Manure …58
- Solid Manure Storage Systems …61
- Collection and Transfer Systems for Liquid Manure …65
- Liquid Manure Storage Systems …68
- Permanent Storage Sites …71
- Temporary Storage Sites …73
- Runoff Management from Yards and Stored Feeds
- Runoff Volume …75
- Roofed Storage or Roofed Outside Yards …76
- Runoff Collection and Storage Systems …77
- Vegetated Filter Strip Systems …78
- Constructed Wetlands …80
- Managing Manure from Yards and Permanent Outdoor Confinement Areas …82
- Managing Seepage from Stored Feeds …83
- Manure Application
- Manure and Fertility Management …85
- Planning for Application …95
- Application Technology …109
- Preparation …117
- Crops …122
- Fine-Tuning Manure Application …127
- Economic Analyses …131
- Monitoring Record-Keeping and Contingency Planning
- Monitoring …135
- Record-Keeping …135
- Contingency Planning …136