Monday, October 13, 2014

Facts About Dairy Farms & Agricultural Waste Management

By Lianne Derocco


As an urban resident, you may not care much about how the dairy industry operates and your only related concern is actually consuming all the products that it churns out. It may not have come to your knowledge that there are many dairy farms in the country and that the US has the largest concentration of such facilities.

Do some research and you would surely find out that the country has tens of thousands of dairy farms owned and operated by individual families. While these are spread across all the states, California, New York, Idaho, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin have the highest concentration. However, California takes pride in the fact that it has the most number of dairy farms, supplying 20 percent of the country's milk needs.

You probably knew that dairy cows are large animals, but you might be surprised to find out that they weigh about 1,000 pounds or more. While the average dairy cow produces about six or seven gallons of milk each day, a cow also produces a great deal of waste. A cow might produce as much as 60 or more pounds of manure every day. When you have many cows, this amount quickly adds up and deal with agricultural waste is a big portion of the job of a dairy farmer.

It is normal for dairy farms to employ waste lagoons or pits in order to deal with agricultural waste. However, strict monitoring should be enforced so that the wastewater would not seep into the aquifer. Aside from this, it is also important to consider the proper methods of treating the manure. Otherwise, you would encounter problems like sludge build-up at the bottom of the lagoon. At the top of the lagoon, you may also have hard top-level crusting. It is also expected for foaming to occur, which compounds further the troubles that you may encounter.

Because there are many worries already about the pollution associated with livestock farms, it is best to use manure treatment products that are not harmful to people, livestock or the environment. , for example, sells a variety of products designed to stop problems associated with agricultural waste. Their manure management products will work on both on waste store in manure pits as well as for lagoon treatment.

Agra Sphere should one of the products that you would find very helpful. It is organic and non-chemical based which is why it is also very safe to use. It contains microbes that liquefy the solids in the waste, which eradicates the possibility of foaming and crusting while reducing bad odor. However, if crusting has already developed, you should use Activator Plus, which is also made by.




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