Exploring The Benefits Of Baled Poultry Litter
Carroll Smith
Senior
Buchanan notes that this is his first experience with poultry litter and in addition to the economics, he believes there are some intangibles to consider, too. For example:
• Will it improve humus in the soil?
• Will it build up micronutrients?
• Will it contribute to the water-holding capacity in soils that have been farmed year after year in cotton?
"We have heard that these things will occur, so we want to see to what extent they occur in this climate where we don't have the rainfall that farmers receive in eastern Oklahoma and Arkansas," Buchanan explains.
The Oklahoma farmer notes that if commercial fertilizer prices return to what they used to be in the past, then poultry litter won't be competitive from an economic standpoint. On the other hand, if Buchanan realizes benefits from the intangibles, then it would be of value to him from that standpoint.
source : cottonfarming
Carroll Smith
Senior
Buchanan notes that this is his first experience with poultry litter and in addition to the economics, he believes there are some intangibles to consider, too. For example:
• Will it improve humus in the soil?
• Will it build up micronutrients?
• Will it contribute to the water-holding capacity in soils that have been farmed year after year in cotton?
"We have heard that these things will occur, so we want to see to what extent they occur in this climate where we don't have the rainfall that farmers receive in eastern Oklahoma and Arkansas," Buchanan explains.
The Oklahoma farmer notes that if commercial fertilizer prices return to what they used to be in the past, then poultry litter won't be competitive from an economic standpoint. On the other hand, if Buchanan realizes benefits from the intangibles, then it would be of value to him from that standpoint.
source : cottonfarming
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