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Manure Transfers in the Midwest and Factors Affecting Adoption of Manure Testing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 January 2015

Sarah Ali ,
Laura McCann  and
Jessica Allspach
Sarah Ali
Affiliation:
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Washington, DC
Laura McCann
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
Jessica Allspach
Affiliation:
Jessica Allspach is an accountant, Chariton Valley, Macon, Missouri
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Abstract

Using manure as a substitute for commercial fertilizer could potentially reduce fertilizer costs and also reduce non-point source pollution. Livestock farmers in Missouri and Iowa were surveyed regarding their manure management practices. Eighty-one percent of turkey farmers versus 5% of beef farmers transferred manure to other farmers. Fifty-one percent of farmers who transferred manure indicated it had been tested. Factors decreasing adoption included higher off-farm incomes, solid versus liquid manure, and more animal units per acre. Factors increasing adoption included distance transferred, a contract for the manure, payment, and thinking that manure testing was profitable.

Keywords

manure markets manure testing nutrient management Q12 Q15 Q16
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 44 , Issue 4 , November 2012 , pp. 533 - 548
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Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 2012

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