A different way to manage manure.

[kstaven]

You run it through a pressure packer that turns it into bricks and use it for fuel in the winter. It burns A LOT hotter and longer than wood. BTW it doesn't stink when burned.

Our next move will be to run manure bricks through a gasifier to run a generator.

Save a fortune on power and gas by doing this. The residue from gasification makes a perfect fertilizer also.

With utility costs killing so many farms it is something to consider.

 

[Farmer Kitty]

I've heard of this before. It really is something, what we can burn to heat our homes, offices, etc.

 

[wynedot55]

manure has alot of differant uses.an it is a renewable source.a few big dairies are using it to generate their own power.as well as sell the extra to the power companies.

 

[Kute Kitten]

I didn't know you could do that with manure! Sounds neat!

 

[WildRoseBeef]

I've heard you could make flowerpots with manure too...there was an episode on Dirty Jobs on that, thought it was pretty neat.

 

[m.holloway]

that's what i heard to that poop can be used to heat things. i saw some information on history chanle one late night. matter of fact i have a poop pile that is the burn pile, and i keep telling my hubby when he light's it stand back. we are useing our's for the garden.and starting a compose pile to have for anything else. I'm glad that i have only two cows. cause that alone it seems that i can't find what to do with all that poop.

 

[Thewife]

I'm just so thrilled that I finally have a manure spreader and I can spread poop all over my farm, making my pastures a pretty green, the thought of burning it sounds just plain wrong!

I saw the dirty jobs with the manure flower pots, that was cool!

 

[wynedot55]

but it aint no fun loading the manure spreader.

 

[kstaven]

I'm just so thrilled that I finally have a manure spreader and I can spread poop all over my farm, making my pastures a pretty green, the thought of burning it sounds just plain wrong!

I saw the dirty jobs with the manure flower pots, that was cool!

When you run out of fields to spread it on, turning it into gas, heat and power is an attractive option. It will save us about $1000.00/month by doing this.

 

[m.holloway]

i use a flat rake to spread my cows poop. and i just scoop it in the burn pile from the coral.for the garden i use the mower and yard vacume. i run over the dry poop. so the leaves and poop get mixed together. then we dump the muclh somewhat in the compost pile.didn,t know they made a poop spreader?