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efhmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 10:33 AM Original message |
Where can I find a good source of organic fertilizer for feed |
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rateyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
1. The cow/calf operator wants to know this? |
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efhmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 10:51 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Manure that has not been ripened/composted will burn up |
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rateyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 11:07 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Gotcha. nt |
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galledgoblin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 12:51 AM Response to Reply #2 |
19. what about other manures? |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
4. Local sewage treatment plant? |
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efhmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 11:18 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Good thought but it would involve a lot of transporting and we |
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wildgarden (2 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 11:26 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. depends on your location |
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efhmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 12:01 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. This "farmer" is a rancher and his cattle are spread out over |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 11:59 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Sewage sludge is not allowed on organic crops per federal rules. |
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efhmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 12:10 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. The problem here is that the ranch is separted into crop land and |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 12:23 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Well, rock phosphate is a good P source. For nitrogen you'll |
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efhmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 12:27 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. What fertilizing that has been done has been the cattle after cutting. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 01:13 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. I see you're in TX, not sure where, or what your soils are like there, |
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efhmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 03:08 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. It is rocky and the rain fall is about 24 inches per year. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 04:14 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Alfalfa, my friend. Or better yet a diverse mixed pasture blend. |
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newfie11 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 06:43 AM Response to Reply #11 |
20. I am curious what type of hay he is growing |
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drthais (771 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
6. pelletized chicken manure |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
10. How about intensive rotational grazing a la Joel Salatin/Polyface? |
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efhmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 12:14 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. I am very familiar with this method and we do do rotational |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 12:25 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Good. I bet he'll eventually come around. It will simply get too |
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newfie11 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 06:46 AM Response to Reply #12 |
21. Have you tried using high tensile fencing. It is pretty cheap |
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hippywife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 08:11 AM Response to Reply #12 |
22. I was going to suggest |
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galledgoblin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
23. related discussion in LBN- "The Hot New Trend: Manure" |
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gaziger (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-09-08 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
24. Sources for organic fertilizer |
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