2011
Survey of availability, application, and economic values of poultry manure for cropland in Indiana
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Indiana Soybean Alliance
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Economic studies
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Albert Heber, Purdue University
Co-Principal Investigators:
Jiqin Ni, Purdue University
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Indiana Soybean Alliance
(n/a)
Institution Funded:
Purdue University
(n/a)
Brief Project Summary:

Indiana ranks first in commercial duck production, third in egg layers, and eighth in turkey production in the nation. The industry's growth resulted in local surpluses of poultry litter, which is a mixture of bedding material, poultry excreta, and waste feed. It was estimated that more than one million tons of poultry litter was produced in 2008 in Indiana.

The benefits of the study to soybean growers is to develop comprehensive information on the relative value of poultry litter as an nutrient source for soybean production and to contribute the state's efforts to minimize its adverse environmental impacts of poultry manure.

Unique Keywords:
#economics
Information And Results
Final Project Results

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