It's that time of year!
I stepped out of the back door this morning on my way to work and heard the sound of a lamb calling to its mom. My wife texted me saying the ewe had not delivered her second lamb yet; so the cries I ...
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Our nutrient management plan is based upon the number of animal units (i.e. Weight of sheep) we keep and how we plan on managing the manure they produce which is based upon an amount if manure per animal unit (number determined by ag dept). Our plan is for self spread (sheep fertilizing the field) and incidental manure from the barn to be used on our gardens.
This year we made a change on how we are feeding the sheep over the winter. When the weather has permitted we have spread flakes of the square bales on different locations in our fields instead of feeding everything in the barn. This has greatly reduced our incidental manure in the barn.
What I was talking about was the likelihood what the state will allow farmers to do with the manure will change.
This year we made a change on how we are feeding the sheep over the winter. When the weather has permitted we have spread flakes of the square bales on different locations in our fields instead of feeding everything in the barn. This has greatly reduced our incidental manure in the barn.
What I was talking about was the likelihood what the state will allow farmers to do with the manure will change.
