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Could treating manure like silage transform your muck management?

Traditional manure management strategies could be resulting in lost nutrients, but handling manure like silage could help maximise its value

Katie Fallon
Livestock Specialist
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Bokashi is the deliberate inoculation  of livestock bedding with a blend of  bacteria, yeasts and fungi.
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Bokashi is the deliberate inoculation of livestock bedding with a blend of bacteria, yeasts and fungi.

Currently in the UK, most farmyard manure (FYM) is stacked outdoors and left uncovered for months, sometimes years, before it is applied to the land. Speaking on a recent Innovative Farmers webinar,...

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