Managing Manure

We’re in the midst of summer, but NDSU Extension Livestock Environmental Management Specialist Mary Keena says winter feeding area maintenance should start now. “Snow is going to come sooner than we expect, so to allow time for our feeding areas to dry out, we need to get in and manage it now.” Controlling weeds is the first step in manure management. “Pushing manure into piles is going to start the initial burn-down of our manures, allow surface drying and disturb the weed population.”