Manure Pit Articles & Analysis
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They are able to actually help a farmer come up with a make money from the mountains of waste that are now a tremendous headache. They could turn anything from manure, cornstalks, and cherry pits or tree trimmings and grass clippings into profitable oil. ...
This blog is Part One of our three-part series highlighting livestock ventilation system designs. Livestock farmers understand how important maintaining their animals’ health and comfort is to their bottom line. Livestock ventilation systems contribute to profitability by helping to maintain good air quality not only for their animals but also for those who care for them. Whether animals ...
Farmer Boy Agricultural Supply Co., ViewFamily Farms (CVFF),Western Pennsylvania This was a CVFF contracted sow farm constructed with shallow manure pits in two barns, each followed by million gallon collection pits. This farm was experiencing problems with their large pull-plug operations. The shallow pits in the barns were ...
So Yacouba Sawadogo, a local farmer, began to innovate. He started digging planting pits that were deeper and bigger than traditional planting pits, allowing them to store more water. At the same time, he added manure to the pits during the dry season in order to concentrate both water and nutrients close to the planted crops. ...