The Rural Voice, 1991-08, Page 42THE EARLY BALING
SOLUTION
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38 THE RURAL VOICE
ADVICE
WATER MATTERS:
MANURE HANDLING
MUST BE IMPROVED
This month's focus is on the man-
agement of runoff from solid manure
storages, feedlots, and barnyards.
On farms across Ontario, about 17
million gallons of animal manure is pro-
duced per day. Considering this
amount, it is not surprising that serious
pollution problems can result if manure
is not managed properly. Every live-
stock operation has the potential to pol-
lute water resources. The likelihood of
polluting is dependent on factors such as
farm site conditions and present man-
agement practices. Sources of pollution
can include runoff as well as manure
spreading practices, cattle access to
streams, and milkhouse waste waterdis-
posal.
Animal manures contain nutrients
(such as nitrogen, phosporus, and potas-
sium) as well as micronutrients, organic
material, and microbiological organ-
isms. Farm animals typically use 25 per
cent of the nutrients contained in their
feed while the remaining 75 per cent is
excreted. Generally, half of the nitrogen
and two-thirds of the potassium are
excreted in the liquid portion of the
manure and are susceptible to runoff.
As well, leaching of nutrients from open
manure storages account for significant
amounts of nutrient loss (about 20 to 40
per cent for phosphorus).
Runoff to watercourses usually oc-
curs after direct precipitation on the
storage or feedlot, or from "clean" sur-
face runoff from adjacent roofs, yards,
or fields flowing across the storage or
confinement area. Runoff can be carried
to a stream or river in a number of ways,
by over land flow, through a channel, or
through an improperly located drainage
tile.
Containing runoff will reduce the
amount of nutrients delivered to
streams. Excessive growth of algae and
other nuisance aquatic plants is pro-
moted by the phosphorus and nitrogen
found in manure. This creates a greater
demand for oxygen and introduces po-
tentially disease -causing bacteria to the