Winter Application of Manure in Ohio

Glen Arnold, CCA, Field Specialist, Manure Nutrient Management, OSU Extension

Once ground freezes, stockpiling solid manure is an option.

With the colder weather, some livestock producers will be applying manure on frozen ground. Here are some things to keep in mind. For the article below, frozen ground would be soil that you cannot inject the manure into or cannot conduct tillage within 24 hours to incorporate the manure.

Permitted farms are not allowed to apply manure in the winter unless it is an extreme emergency, and then movement to other suitable storage is usually the selected alternative. Several commercial manure applicators have established . . .

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