Agricultural InnovationsHigh-Manure Application
Alberta
Research Council scientists, along with researchers from the University of
Alberta, Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, and Agri-Food Canada
are conducting research aimed at providing producers with a simple tool to
determine sustainable rates for applying manure to land. While transporting
manure is costly, applying too much manure to land will reduce crop yield
and may threaten the environment. ARC's research is intended to help producers
maximize manure application rates, while taking environmental and economic
factors into account. The research team is conducting field trials on
experimental plots to test various application rates on both cultivated land
and forage plots. The work is expected to yield a model for determining
suitable application rates for specific sites, based on soil condition, plant
growth and climate. Once the model has been tested for effectiveness, the
Research Council will provide demonstration workshops for producers.
Alberta Research Council. Alberta Research Council 2001 Annual Report. Edmonton: Alberta
Research Council, 2001 with permission from the Alberta
Research Council.
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