Friday, September 6, 2013

Tips For Swine Waste Management

Tips For Swine Waste Management

By Lianne Derocco


Any person who loves the outdoors and raising animals should consider getting into pig and hog farming. This venture can be truly profitable, but there are also some things that owners need to learn about and managing swine waste is a big one. Swine waste requires special attention as it is not like your ordinary waste. The entire process is quite challenging. But there are ways to make it easy, and here are tips to get the job done.

First, you have the option to go with pasture-based swine management. With this method the swine are given the freedom to roam freely in the pasture. Remember that swine get most of their nutrients from the pasture, so this option is a good one. Also, if you go with this type of swine farming, you will have an easier time dealing with their waste.

This farming method allows swine to eat pasture grasses and not just corn and soybean. Pasture grasses have fewer pesticides compared to corn and soybean. Pesticides are not just harmful to the swine, but they also have an effect on their waste. Swine waste becomes more toxic when there is too much pesticide. Thus, you can make swine waste less toxic if you let them feed on pasture grass and not pesticide-treated food.

If your swine farm features a deep pit system or a lagoon waste system, you might have a lot of problems. First, sludge often will accumulate on the bottom part of the lagoon or the pit. Second, the top part of your waste system can form a hard crust layer. Also, you will have more flies around your waste system when crusting or foaming is present. These problems also lead to excessive odors. These are the consequences of having a deep pit system or lagoon waste system that is not being well maintained, and it is important that you deal with these issues right away.

While deep pit systems and waste lagoons can give you a lot of headaches when it comes to waste management, you can utilize a natural product. You can find many natural products for sale and Agra Sphere is one of them. Agra Sphere contains no chemicals and is instead filled with natural bacteria. Once you use the product, the bacteria settle at the lowest part of the lagoon or pit. This is when the product will do its job. The sludge is eaten away and the waste is liquefied. This is precisely what you want to see happening to your system so that you will have a farm that is free of flies and does not smell bad.

Crusting issues should not be ignored too. Fortunately, you can rely on Activator Plus or Lagoon Activator. Sprinkle this product over the crust layer and it will eat away at the crust, and once the problem with crusting resolves, you can treat with Agra Sphere each month and this should keep future problems from occurring. Swine waste can be a big problem if you do not know what to do. So make sure that you take advantage of these products. You can rely on these products to do the work for you while you focus on growing your farm and making more money.




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