samedi 8 février 2014

Different Types Of Manure Storage

By Lianne Derocco


Amongst the many tasks confronting farmers - both operating and owning small-scale and large scale hog farms, dealing with manure is one inevitable task. Farmers can expect a "not so good" effect on the animal population within the farm and the surrounding environment once they fail to address this agricultural waste issue.

Manure needs to be contained no matter how many hogs you have, and there are different waste containment systems to consider depending on how large of a farm you operate. A small hobby farm with a just a few pigs might need a small waste pit, whereas a large scale factory farm typically will store their manure in a waste lagoon.

If you have a small farm, a manure pile can be built on your property. This needs to be built away from wells, ponds, streams and all other sources of water so as not to contaminate these water sources. For a small scale operation, you also will want the waste pit to be fairly far away from your own housing as well as the homes of any of your neighbors.

Lining and covering your waste pit should be observed. Unless you want to find your waste all washed out of your pit by heavy rain when it should come, and have toxins spread all around while nutrients which are helpful in producing good quality fertilizer are removed, then cover your pit. If you intend to make compost out of the manure, try Compost Plus because it comes with enzymes, natural microbial remediation isolates and composting activation factors. The rate of decomposition will then be accelerated. If this is not what you want, there is always a livestock manure recycling company you can call to collect your manure that accumulates in your waste containment system. For this, the possibility of tossing in other compostable items like egg shells, sod, grass cutting, vegetable waste and even kitty litter is present.

For waste lagoons, the goal is not only containment but also liquefying this waste and transforming it into a suitable fertilizer. Poorly managed waste lagoons tend to have problems such as sludge build-up and top crusting, as well as foaming, which has shown to be dangerous and explosive. Treating the waste lagoon with a product such as Agra Sphere has been shown to prevent these problems from occurring.

Organic waste solids are being eaten away by helpful bacteria found in Agra Sphere. It contains no chemicals and also comes easy to use as no mixing is required in activating this particular product. It does not only eat away sludge and crusts but Agra Sphere also reduces odors and flies surrounding and following waste pits and lagoons which in turn helps in the improvement of the nutrient value of the manure that will give you higher profit for producing better quality fertilizer that is most fit for all crops - whether for your own or for others interested in buying fertilizer.




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