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Manure turns into dollars for Midwest farmers
A growing number of farmers and entrepreneurs in Ohio Illinois Iowa embrace manure as a cheaper alternative to high priced commercial fertilizer. Regulatory shifts and large livestock operations boost supply while prices rise for synthetic nitrogen drive manure demand. experts note benefits and challenges including weight odor transport and weed seeds.
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Midwest
James Hannah
Neptune
Ohio
Kevin Elder
Ohio Department of Agriculture
Illinois
Iowa
Ben Puck
Gene Tinker
Dayton
Bill Siefling
Charles Wortmann
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources