Poultry Litter’s Agronomic and Natural Resource Benefits

January 8, 2020

Poultry Litter’s Agronomic and Natural Resource Benefits

By Rick Koelsch - Professor in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering

Many Nebraska farmers are experienced with using beef feedlot and swine manures as fertility products. Over the next few years, Nebraska crop farmers may have opportunities to consider using broiler poultry litter as a soil amendment and fertilizer. Other regions of the US have a history of using poultry litter in crop production from which we can take away a few lessons.

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