1. Nutrient Credits for Manure--Differences Between Theory and Reality

It has been a mainstay recommendation for many years--take credit for the nutrients in the manure you spread on your fields. While it may seem that everyone is referring to an identical procedure, there are numerous strategies to crediting nutrients contained in manure. Although it appears to be simple, the complexities involved in crediting have resulted in few livestock and crop producers properly crediting nutrients from manure. Research and educational efforts have sharply increased in the past...