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ornithocoprophilous Preferring habitats rich in bird manure.
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Manure management: A growing challenge in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Magazine article from: Amber Waves; 6/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...and poultry farms) usually dispose of manure by spreading it on cropland as a soil amendment and source of nutrients. Because manure is expensive to transport, producers...nearest the production facility. Excessive manure applications increase the potential for...
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MANURE 'SMELLS LIKE MONEY' AS ENERGY COSTS RISE
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 9/5/2008; 700+ words
; ...energy prices driving the cost of agricultural inputs up, nutrient-rich manure is getting another look. "Calls to Extension offices from people looking for manure and manure compost have increased in recent months," says Tommy Bass, Montana...
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MANURE DISPERSAL A COMPICATED, EXPENSIVE TASK.(BUSINESS)(CROSS COUNTY)(Column)
Newspaper article from: The Capital Times (Madison, WI); 8/23/2007; 700+ words
; ...organic." He was one of some 50 exhibitors at Manure Tech 2007 (short for the Upper Midwest Manure Handling Expo) held this week near Prairie...winter, when cows were kept in the barn, manure disposal wasn't so easy. A fork and shovel...
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Handling manure a chore unto itself.(Special Report)
Magazine article from: Waste News; 9/29/2003; 700+ words
; ...farmers face the never-ending task of manure disposal. An estimated 500 million tons...typical dairy cow produces 15 tons of manure a year, or about 80 pounds a day. Even...it still takes a lot of time to handle manure. It's very expensive.'' Spreading...
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Manure management center
Magazine article from: BioCycle; 9/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...management issues. MAJOR ADVANTAGES OF MANURE COMPOSTING To more effectively manage this manure, changes in building and manure storage facilities as well as the...were proposed. Composting animal manures can decrease odors, reduce the weight...
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Manure Money.
Magazine article from: Dairy Today; 11/8/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Whether you milk 100 cows or 1,000, moving manure from farm to field is an expensive proposition...working on a spreadsheet to better estimate manure hauling costs. With the newaC"and expensiveaC"manure processing technologies now being introduced...
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Manure Not Just for Compost Anymore
News Wire article from: AP Online; 3/15/2007; 700+ words
; ...themselves walking across floors made from manure. That's no cow pie-in-the-sky...fiber from processed and sterilized cow manure could take the place of sawdust in fiberboard...1.5 trillion to 2 trillion pounds of manure produced annually in the United States...
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MANURE LOOMS BIG FOR SMALL DAIRY FARMERS.(BUSINESS)(CROSS COUNTY)(Column)
Newspaper article from: The Capital Times (Madison, WI); 2/2/2006; 700+ words
; ...What would we do if we couldn't spread manure every day?" a young dairyman asks...Most people don't like to talk about manure. It's perceived as dirty, smelly and just plain yucky. On the other hand, manure is a natural byproduct of all animals...
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Manure deals need more than a handshake.(livestock farm for the application of manure)
Magazine article from: Feedstuffs; 5/8/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...too-distant past, most livestock manure was applied by the livestock owner as...livestock owner. In recent years, however, manure has increasingly being applied from the...livestock and crop farmers to "match up" manure production and utilization and state and...
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MANURE HANDLING SYSTEMS, MANURE GAS - REPORT OFFERS SAFETY SOLUTIONS
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 3/24/2009; 700+ words
; ...farm safety experts examines different manure handling systems in Wisconsin, the dangers presented by manure gas and offers safety recommendations...and their employees alive. "Although manure is a natural by-product of livestock...
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manure
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...ammonia. Other organic manures are fish scrap, guano...crops fertilized by organic manures are more nutritious than those grown with artificial manures (i.e., chemical fertilizers...substantiated. The term green manure is applied to crops grown...
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manure salts
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
manure salts see potassium chloride .
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Gehl Company
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...makers, forage harvesters, feed makers, manure handlers, and materials handlers. The...Skid Loaders, the 1300 Series Scavenger Manure Spreader, and the 2345 and 2365 Disc...1927, Gehl initiated the manufacture of manure spreaders, which rapidly become one of...
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The Streets of Philadelphia
Book article from: American Eras
...streets were filled with household trash and manure. Medric-Louis-Elie Moreau de Saint...the surrounding rural areas to cart away manure and other trash. The farmers, the commissioners...believed, would benefit by getting free manure, and the city would benefit by having...
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Fertilizer
Book article from: Plant Sciences
...organic sources, such as animal manures, need to be applied and incorporated...fertilizers such as animal manures, bio-solids, byproducts...Application of sufficient animal manure to meet crop nitrogen needs...application of sufficient manure to meet the phosphorus needs...
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