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Welcome to living on the land. Your source of useful information for Eastern Oregon Country living. Brought to you by. Your Oregon State University Extension Service. If you've got livestock, you've got poop. Overtime your pile of poop grows. It gets even bigger if you use bedding. Properly managing your manure can save you money and protect your Land's natural resources. Animal manure contains valuable organic matter and plant nutrients that make great fertilizer. But manure often contains weed seeds and pathogens that can threaten livestock and human health. And we all know how fresh manure can smell bad and attract flies. Poorly managed manure in animal pens contributes to poor animal health, particularly foot problems. By concentrating bacteria and increasing mud. And if you don't manage manure properly, bacteria and nutrients can create problems for people, and water drawing species by contaminating streams, irrigation water and wells. Be sure to keep manure out of ground and surface water. And don't let it build up to the point where it causes animal and human health concerns. Just like you manage what goes into your animals, you need to manage what comes out of them too. You've been listening to living on the land for more details on managing manure, read the OSU extension publication managing manure and contact your local Oregon State University Extension Service agent soil and Water Conservation District, or Oregon Department of Agriculture.
This podcast episode is part of the Living on the Land series. It provides concise information on the basics of livestock manure management, including handling, storage, composting, use, and ways to reduce negative effects on the environment. Particularly for the region east of the Cascade Mountains.
This is from the Living on the Land series. Download the related PDF - Living on the Land: Managing Manure
The phrase “Living on The Land” is used with permission from Living on The Land Stewardship for Small Acreage, © 2008, UNCE/WSARE.
