Managing Manure - (Storey Basics) by Mark Kopecky (Paperback)

Name: Managing Manure - (Storey Basics) by Mark Kopecky (Paperback)
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Highlights

Anyone who raises livestock or keeps horses must deal with manure.
Author(s): Mark Kopecky
112 Pages
Gardening, Organic
Series Name: Storey Basics

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About the Book

This guide delivers essential information on using animal waste to improve soil health, prevent nutrient loss, and improve crop quality and yield safely and sustainably.

Book Synopsis

Anyone who raises livestock or keeps horses must deal with manure. This Storey BASICS(R) guide shows you how to make this process manageable, useful, and even profitable. Organic dairy farmer and soil scientist Mark Kopecky explains the fundamentals of storing, composting, and spreading manure; the nutritional content of manure from various animals; and how to handle, transport, and market manure for additional income. You'll soon discover that your farm's waste may be its biggest asset.

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Exactly What You Need To Know

Close the nutrient cycle in your small farm or garden by using manure to replenish the soil. Mark Kopecky, an organic dairy farmer and soil scientist, guides you through the safe and effective storage, composting, and spreading of manure-- an age-old solution to the modern problems of waste disposal and chemical fertilizers. Your "brown gold" is about to become your land's greatest asset.

Dimensions (Overall): 6.8 Inches (H) x 5.0 Inches (W) x .5 Inches (D)

Weight: .2 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 112

Genre: Gardening

Sub-Genre: Organic

Series Title: Storey Basics

Publisher: Storey Publishing

Format: Paperback

Author: Mark Kopecky

Language: English

Street Date: February 24, 2015

TCIN: 1003035127

UPC: 9781612124582

Item Number (DPCI): 247-19-0484

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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