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Advantages d a tages Manures • Often free (except for transport/application) • Adds organic matter (OM) to the soil which improves structure, increases water holding capacity, increases CEC and reduces erosion • Provides both available and ‘slow-release’ N, P, K and micro-nutrients to crops p
Disadvantages Manures • Nutrients can be easily leached through the soil profile or volatilized if left on the surface • Nutrient content is highly variable • May introduce human pathogenic bacteria such h as ffecal l coliform lif or EE.coli li • May introduce weed seeds • Weight and bulk of transporting and applying wet manures to fields
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Page 3 and 4: • Commercial fertilizers : AA, AN
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Page 9 and 10: Advantages Compost p • Lower wate
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Page 15 and 16: Typical Nutrients in Compost Typica
Page 17 and 18: Comparing Yields Using Fertilizer A
Page 19 and 20: Utah Study on the Effects of CCompo
Page 21 and 22: Fertilizer vs. vs Compost Costs Fer
Page 23 and 24: Resources Resources… Rick Faschin
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