2017
Determining the Economic Value of Poultry Littter for Soybean Producers
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Economic studies
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Jordan Shockley, University of Kentucky
Co-Principal Investigators:
Joshua McGrath, University of Kentucky
Edwin Ritchey, University of Kentucky
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Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board
$18,469
Institution Funded:
University of Kentucky
$18,469
Brief Project Summary:

As the poultry industry continues to expand across Kentucky, so does the supply of poultry litter. Poultry litter provides Kentucky soybean producers with an economically viable alternative to commercial fertilizer. To continue the integrated approach to poultry litter use, this research utilizes previous and ongoing work conducted across the state to determine the economic value of poultry litter. A robust spreadsheet tool will be developed for soybean producers in Kentucky that is user friendly and have the ability to be customized for each individual producer. To underpin the tool, a meta-analysis will be conducted on previous research to determine the nutrient availability from poultry...

Unique Keywords:
#economics
Information And Results
Final Project Results

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