A long-term poultry manure fertilizer study was initiated in 1998 and continued until 2009
under corn-soybean (CS) rotation. To match changing landscape trends, the plots were …

Poultry litter used as fertilizer for forages often results in nutrient accumulation in soils over
time. Maximizing nutrient uptake by forages would facilitate nutrient removal from litter …

Application of broiler (Gallus gallus domesticus) litter to grasslands can increase ammonium
(NH4–N) and dissolved reactive phosphorus (DRP) concentrations in surface runoff, but it is …

Measured field scale data are increasingly used to guide policy and management decisions
based on comparative pollutant load information from various land management …

Soil structure and preferential flow are thought to be highly related, but quantification of this
relationship has remained problematic. A combination of experiments on two soils at local …

Phosphorus (P) in runoff from pastures amended with poultry litter may be a significant
contributor to eutrophication of lakes and streams in Georgia and other areas in the …

The concentration of animal production systems has increased efficiency and improved
overalleconomic return for animal producers. This concentration, along with the advent of …

Soil is a key natural resource and soil quality is one of the most important properties, which
determines crop productivity and sustainability. Good soil quality not only produces good …

Application of litter and other organic by-products to agricultural land off site of animal
production facilities has created both environmental concerns and agro-economic …

The type of conservation-tillage management employed could impact surface-soil
properties, which could subsequently affect relationships between soil and water quality, as …