Livestock and Forages
Solid Manure Spreader Calibration
Publication Date
Summer 8-19-2019
Publication Number
LGP 1016
Summary
Efficient utilization of animal manure requires both a manure nutrient analysis to determine the nutrient levels in the manure and application at the correct rate based on this information to provide the nutrients required by the crop. There are two commonly used methods of solid manure spreader calibration – the Container Method and the Sheet Method.
Target Audiences
farmers, agronomists
Recommended Citation
Smith WB, Beer B, Chastain J, van Vlake L. Solid Manure Spreader Calibration. Land-Grant Press by Clemson Extension. 2019; LGP 1016. http://lgpress.clemson.edu/publication/solid-manure-spreader-calibration/.
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