Manure in a sentence

According to a Global Change Biology, “livestock manure management accounts for almost 10 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture globally,” most of that from manure lagoons.

It says that one benefit is to reduce water pollution because if the livestock are indoors, manure created ‘will not be exposed to water, therefore covering of the manure will reduce the water pollution and runoff produced’.

A load of 290 bags of sheep manure - the Rolls Royce of manure - were delivered last weekend to Robyn Henderson's home for pick up.

McLanahan’s SMS12 sand manure separator is designed to give dairies with 500 cows or less the same benefits of a traditional sand-manure separation system at a fraction of the footprint and cost.

Meinen said the foundation of manure management is matching the crop and manure, but making that match isn’t easy.

The manure is processed in what Mr Robinson refers to as ‘‘Bertha’’, a high-powered vacuum machine which also processes the manure into a small particle size before expelling it into a pile.

Alternatively, take organic manure, dried farmyard manure or chicken pellets with added seaweed and gently tickle this into the soil before sowing.

He also laid emphasis on upscaling preparation of organic manure such as vermi-culture and green manure.

Anaerobic lagoons produce biogas from manure, while biogas reactors can be used for manure or plant parts.

Animal manure and bedding On many farms, the basic composting ingredients are animal manure generated on the farm and bedding.

Benefits of manure derived biogas High levels of methane are produced when manure is stored under anaerobic conditions.

For example, green manure from legumes can lead to an invasion of snails or slugs and the decay from green manure can occasionally suppress the growth of other crops.

Gao 2008. p. 14. Workers were supposed to "grasp revolution and promote productions", while peasants were supposed to raise more pigs because "more pigs means more manure, and more manure means more grain".

Green manure Green manure is a crop that is mixed into the soil.

In developing nations Domestic biogas plants convert livestock manure and night soil into biogas and slurry, the fermented manure.

It started when the brothers who own the farm, Bill and Brian Rowell, wanted to address some of the manure management challenges faced by dairy farms, including manure odor, and nutrient availability for the crops they need to grow to feed the animals.

A barefoot Dennis Kasumba shovels cow manure to earn cash to feed his grandmother and siblings in Guyaza, Uganda.

At Legacy Ranches, Jared Fernandes, 51, a third-generation dairy farmer, jumped atop his dairy digester to demonstrate the strength of the massive industrial tarp, which covers an unseen manure lagoon about the size of a football field.

Burning biogas captured from manure creates carbon dioxide and water.

Combined agro-waste (crop-residue and livestock manure) managementthe use of biogas plants can also help to reduce carbon emissions and produce more resilient crops.