Manure is a valuable multi-nutrient fertilizer that fulfills an important economic and ecological function in sustainable, animal- and land-based agriculture. Furthermore, agriculture has always been understood as a circular economy, meaning that the nutrients and humus-forming components in manure are returned to the plants with as little loss as possible. The significantly increased energy prices have intensified the pressure to improve efficiency, not only in terms of production technology but also in terms of reducing nutrient losses.
Against this backdrop, it is essential to minimize all loss pathways, particularly those related to nitrogen.
This begins with
- a needs-based feeding
- and ranges from animal-friendly, climate-friendly, low-emission barn construction
- from storage to treatment and
- The aim is to ensure the most even and loss-free application of manure.
Low-emission manure application plays a central role . Further emission reduction measures, such as grazing, diluting manure with water (summer manure), and taking weather conditions into account (cool and damp), are well-suited to supporting existing emission reduction measures.
What needs to be considered in the "future of manure management," from the barn to application – what's new! What works! What doesn't! – is discussed in the "Agri-Environmental Science" podcast by Andreas Steinwidder and Alfred Pöllinger-Zierler.
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