Exploring The Benefits Of Baled Poultry Litter
Carroll Smith
Senior
Economics And Intangibles
Tom Buchanan, who manages the Lugert-Altus Irrigation District, is one of the 10 western Oklahoma farmers experimenting with baled poultry litter this year on his irrigated cotton land. In the past, he has only had access to commercial fertilizer.
"Last year, when commercial fertilizer went sky high, poultry litter became more economically feasible," he says. "Last winter, we received the baled litter on a flatbed truck, strategically offloaded it at different locations around the farm, cut the plastic off and used a litter spreader to apply it."
Buchanan notes that this is his first experience with poultry litter and in addition to the economics, he believes there are some intangibles to consider, too.
source : cottonfarming
Carroll Smith
Senior
Economics And Intangibles
Tom Buchanan, who manages the Lugert-Altus Irrigation District, is one of the 10 western Oklahoma farmers experimenting with baled poultry litter this year on his irrigated cotton land. In the past, he has only had access to commercial fertilizer.
"Last year, when commercial fertilizer went sky high, poultry litter became more economically feasible," he says. "Last winter, we received the baled litter on a flatbed truck, strategically offloaded it at different locations around the farm, cut the plastic off and used a litter spreader to apply it."
Buchanan notes that this is his first experience with poultry litter and in addition to the economics, he believes there are some intangibles to consider, too.
source : cottonfarming
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