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S.
Department of Agriculture.
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ATTRA is the national sustainable agriculture information service operated by the National Center
for Appropriate Technology, through a grant from the Rural Business-Cooperative Service, U.
S.
Department of Agriculture.
These organizations do not recommend or endorse products,
companies, or individuals.
NCAT has offices in Fayetteville, Arkansas (P.
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Box 3657, Fayetteville,
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By George Kuepper
NCAT Agriculture Specialist
March 2003
SOIL SYSTEMS GUIDE
Abstract: Livestock manures are an important resource in sustainable and organic crop production.
This publication
addresses the problems and challenges of using both raw and composted manures and discusses some of the solutions.
It also deals with guano, a similar material.
Manures for Organic
Crop Production
Introduction
Livestock manure is traditionally a key fertilizer in organic and sustainable soil management.
It is most effectively used in combination
with other sustainable
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