Despite Challenges, Research Shows Opportunity To Increase Use of Manure as Fertilizer

Nigel Key, Teng Lim, Ray Massey and Laura McCann

Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, 2023, vol. 2023

Abstract: Animal waste, otherwise known as manure, is a valuable source of crop nutrients that can improve physical and biological properties of soil. Manure contains primary macronutrients—namely nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium—meaning it can substitute for or complement commercial fertilizers. Manure also supplies secondary macronutrients such as calcium, magnesium, and sulfur, as well as micronutrients. In addition, manure provides organic matter and carbon, which makes it useful for improving soil health.

Date: 2023
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