AGR-146: Using Animal Manures as Nutrient Sources

Monroe Rasnake, Bill Thom, Frank Sikora | Feb. 5, 2025 (Revised)

Animal manures can be an economical and effective source of crop nutrients. Land application of animal manures is also a Best Management Practice for protecting water quality when it is carried out properly.

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IP-56: Assessment of the Potential for Livestock and Poultry Manure to Provide the Nutrients Removed by Crops and Forages in Kentucky

Les Anderson, Jenny Cocanougher, Richard Coffey, Bill Crist, Ron Fleming, Kim Henken, Doug Overhults, Tony Pescatore, Monroe Rasnake, Bill Thom | Feb. 5, 2025 (Revised)

Livestock and poultry manure has been used for many years to provide basic fertilizer nutrients to improve crop and forage production. In addition, it has long been known that the chemical and physical properties of soils can be improved by applications of animal manure. Because of these benefits, much of the manure produced by livestock and poultry has been and continues to be applied to cropland and pastureland. Not only does this practice benefit crop production, it also has the environmental benefit of recycling nutrients to the soil from which they originated.

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ID-123: Livestock Waste Sampling and Testing

Doug Overhults, Monroe Rasnake | Mar. 13, 2023 (Revised)

It is estimated that about 25 million tons of animal manure are currently produced on Kentucky farms each year. Most of this is deposited by grazing animals on pastures where the nutrients are recycled. However, an increasing percentage is accumulated in feed lots, barns, poultry houses, lagoons, and other facilities until it can be spread on the land.

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AGR-134: Kentucky Bluegrass as a Forage Crop

Garry Lacefield, Monroe Rasnake | Nov. 1, 2003 (Minor Revision)

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AGR-179: Annual Ryegrass

Mike Collins, Dan Grigson, Jimmy Henning, Garry Lacefield, Tim Phillips, Monroe Rasnake, Robert Spitaleri | Sep. 15, 2003 (New)

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AGR-64: Establishing Forage Crops

David Ditsch, Jimmy Henning, Garry Lacefield, Monroe Rasnake | Jul. 30, 2003 (Minor Revision)

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AGR-76: Alfalfa the Queen of Forage Crops

Mike Collins, Jimmy Henning, Garry Lacefield, Monroe Rasnake | Apr. 1, 2003 (Reprinted)

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AGR-90: Inoculation of Forage Legumes

Jimmy Henning, Garry Lacefield, Monroe Rasnake | Nov. 22, 2002 (Minor Revision)

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AGR-84: Timothy

Jimmy Henning, Garry Lacefield, Tim Phillips, Monroe Rasnake | Oct. 1, 2002 (Minor Revision)

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AGR-165: The Agronomics of Manure Use for Crop Production

Monroe Rasnake | Sep. 20, 2002 (Minor Revision)