Value of Manure Resources

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"What is manure worth?" is a simple question with a different answer for everyone. The value of manure depends on your location, the supply and demand for manure in your area, and prices of competitive products. Much attention has been focused on the value of manure as a fertilizer for crops, but an increasing area of interest is the value of manure for energy production.

This focus of the resources on this website are to assist in evaluting options and making business decisions related to marketing manure.

The manure value team has assembled several resources related to this topic. They are hosting a series of three webcasts. The team has also assembled a list of spreadsheet tools and worksheets, recommended reading, and is in the process of building a FAQ database related to this topic.

 

Manure Value Webcasts

"Value of Manure in Land Application Systems" Go to webcast archive...
Broadcast Date: May 18, 2007
Presenter: Ray Massey and John Lory, University of Missouri
Description: The effects of manure use on soils, and guidelines on setting a price when marketing manure as a crop fertilizer. More...

"Value Added Processing of Manure"
Broadcast Date: June 15, 2007
Presenters: Reg Clause, Iowa State University, Erik Lichtenberg, University of Maryland
Description: Economics and case studies related to value added processing of manure. More...

"Value of Manure in Energy Production"
Broadcast Date: September 14, 2007
Presenter: Jeff Porter, USDA NRCS and Kelly Zering, North Carolina State University
Description: Technologies currently available to produce energy from manure and economic considerations in evaluating these technologies.

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