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Forage News [1999-02], Department Of Plant And Soil Sciences, University Of Kentucky
Forage News [1999-02], Department Of Plant And Soil Sciences, University Of Kentucky
Forage News
- Kentucky Plays Major Role at National Forage Meeting
- 1998 Forage Variety Test Reports
- Pasture Renovation
- Pasture Bloat
- Getting the Most Out of Your Legume-Based Pastures
- Alfalfa Is for People, Too
- Wildlife Haven
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Do Cover Crop Residue And No-Till Increase Poultry Litter Runoff?, M. A. Cooprider, Mark S. Coyne
Do Cover Crop Residue And No-Till Increase Poultry Litter Runoff?, M. A. Cooprider, Mark S. Coyne
Agronomy Notes
Manure and litter produced during broiler production are an environmental issue in Kentucky. The most common and practical disposal method is to apply the poultry wastes to pasture and crop land. If the wastes are incorporated by tillage immediately after application to crop land, nitrogen that might otherwise be lost by ammonia volatilization is conserved. However, incorporating wastes is not possible in no-till, which is a best management practice (BMP) used by 51% of Kentucky's farmers to control soil erosion. One question is whether surface application of poultry wastes onto no-till fields could increase fecal bacteria contamination of surrounding waterways …