Research at Ohio State University confirms the benefits of manure as a yield enhancing nutrient when applied in-season.
OSU field specialist Glen Arnold tells Brownfield he’s comparing H2Ohio systems for commercial fertilizer, incorporated hog manure, and surface applied manure that’s cultivated into soils, “The incorporated manure was the winner, it beat the traditional 28 percent by about 20 bushels per acre over the three years,” he shares.
He says the type of livestock manure can come with tradeoffs, “Swine manure for example would be about three to four times higher in nitrogen than dairy manure, but dairy farmers have a lot more manure than a swine producer,” he explains.
