Manure Management

The carbon, nitrogen, and nutrients in feed not used by cows are excreted into manure. Manure management refers to capture, storage, treatment, and utilization of nutrients in an environmentally sustainable manner.

  • Manure is a valuable resource:

    • Energy can be produced from methane from manure

    • Manure can be used to fertilize crops for feed production

  • Manure management contributes 12% of the total greenhouse gas emissions from the Agriculture economic sector in the United States. (source: https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissio...)

    • Smart manure management is where dairy production can truly become full-circle!

Manure management flowchart