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Cropping & Water Systems
By Mitiku Mamo, Extension Educator, Cedar, Dixon, Knox, and Wayne Counties
Due to Covid-19 Pandemic, there is a concern that Dairy Farmers may not be able to ship milk to processors. Consequently, in the event they find themselves in this situation, some local farmers have been making inquiries on agronomic rate of land applying milk as a fertilizer. Milk is an organic and the same principals used to manage manure can be used to manage milk when land applying it.
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