Odor Control for Dry Manure
Land Application Practices - Timing of Application
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Con |
| Maximizes nutrient availability relative to needs |
Often difficult to plan ahead |
| Preserves neighbor relations |
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Practices that do not involve physical changes
to their existing operations should be implemented by producers.
One such practice is timing of manure application. More frequent
application and less time for manure storage is a more desirable
practice from an odor control standpoint. However, best use of
nutrients will occur when manure application coincides with the
times when crops are most in need of manure nutrients. The compromise,
then, is to apply manure in the spring or fall, or both, and try
to plan the applications when they will be least offensive to neighbors.
Producers should avoid holidays and be aware of wind conditions
so that their neighbors will be in the downwind direction as little
time as possible. Notifying neighbors of manure application plans
is also a very important strategy to be undertaken. Application
is early evening, when air is still, is conducive to greater odor
than at midday , when air is more turbulent, allowing odor to dissipate
more readily.
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