Linking Farms: A Financial Solution
2006
- Univ. of Wisconsin-River Falls
Project Media
In the process of linking dairy farms with cash grain farms to utilize the benefits of manure, questions arose on how to determine if manure should be exchanged between farms. Is it feasible to ship manure from farm-to-farm? How far can we ship manure and still have some economic value left? Can we charge for manure as a commodity? If we ship the manure this far who will pay for the hauling?