The principle of Agra-Gold Consulting says swine producers can dramatically reduce the costs associated with processing swine manure to remove phosphorus by utilizing two-cell earthen manure storages.
The executive director of the Manitoba Livestock Manure Management Initiative says research planned for this summer will help manure applicators reduce the cost of relocating phosphorus from areas where it is in excess to areas where it is in short supply.
Research planned to begin this summer will assist pork producers, manure applicators and land owners in optimizing the use of phosphorus contained in two cell earthen manure storages.
A professor of swine nutrition with the University of Guelph suggests minimum phosphorus requirements for swine rations in Canada need to be reevaluated.
A landscape stewardship specialist with MAFRD says standardized total tract digestibility of phosphorus appears to be the most precise way to formulate swine rations.
A business development specialist for swine with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development says minimum federal requirements for the inclusion of phosphorus in swine rations is limiting the effectiveness of strategies designed to reduce phosphorus levels in swine manure.
A survey of swine nutritionists indicates they believe they could help reduce the level of phosphorus in livestock manure if they had the flexibility to reduce the inclusion of phosphorus in feed below current Canadian Food Inspection Agency requirements.
Phosphorus in waste water is difficult to remove and requires an increase in treatment chemicals, therefore increasing costs. You can do your part to protect our water quality by reducing your phosphorus footprint.
The executive director of the Manitoba Livestock Manure Management Initiative says farmers contending with excess phosphorus now have a range of options.
New research suggests improved efficiency in livestock production and increased crops yields are helping improve the phosphorus balance in rural Manitoba.