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Straight scoop on poultry litter fertilizer

Western FarmPress

Poultry litter may present significant savings to producers if they manage it correctly.

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Know your poultry litter before you apply

Western FarmPress

NCSU professor: Evaluating litter type and contents will help you get the most out of poultry manure for fertilization.

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Factors Affecting Hatchability of Poultry Eggs

Agric4profits

There are six factors affecting the hatchability of poultry eggs in incubation and they include the following; Fertility Genetic Nutrition

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Poultry Management during Winter (Cold)

Agric4profits

Winter season has great effect on poultry production by lowering the temperature of surrounding. During winter when temperature goes down below 55ºF, various problems like reduction egg production, reduction in water intake, reduction in fertility and hatchability etc occurs.

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Do You Need Starter Fertilizer with Organic Nitrogen?

Cropaia

Organic fertilizers such as manure, compost , and other organic amendments are valuable sources of nitrogen. However, unlike synthetic fertilizers that provide readily available nitrogen, the nitrogen in organic fertilizers is released gradually through biological processes.

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Guest Post: Is the Future of Organic Food at Risk? Research Funding Holds the Answer

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

This translates to healthier food and a healthier environment and reduces reliance on synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. For instance, farmers in the Southern region face acidic, low-fertility soils, intense weed, pest, and disease pressures, along with marketing and infrastructure constraints. Managing weeds, diseases, and pests.

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Meet the Poultry Farmer Teaching Others How to Make Regenerative Farming Add Up

Modern Farmer

The experience led him to start learning about regenerative agriculture and the benefits raising chickens could have for the soil fertility and sustainability of his nine acres. He shows poultry farmers how to build feeders, shelters, feed storage containers, transports and coolers at an affordable price. Things started working.

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