Composting Horse Manure on Small Farms: Managing Your Compost Bins
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This new 5-page publication of the UF/IFAS Department Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences is second in a two-part series on composting horse manure small farms. The purpose this article to share some how-to tips building managing compost bins. intended for noncommercial owners. Written by Erika Sakers, Mary G. Lusk, Carissa Wickens, Caitlin Bainum.https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ss710
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: EDIS
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2576-0009']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ss710-2023