Composting Animal Manures: A Guide to the Process

May 1, 2023 | Manure

Composting Animal Manures: A Guide to the Process Animal manure is an excellent source of nutrients for plants. However, raw manure can contain pathogens, weed seeds, and odors that can make it difficult to handle and apply. Composting animal manure is an effective...

The Ultimate Guide To Root Stimulators For Plants

Apr 26, 2023 | Root Stimulators

The Ultimate Guide to Root Stimulators for Plants: Types, Benefits, and More As a plant enthusiast, you may be familiar with the challenges of propagating plants from cuttings. Whether you’re trying to grow new plants or boost the growth of existing ones,...

Why There’s a Correlation Between Crusting and Flies

Apr 26, 2023 | Manure

Why There’s a Correlation Between Crusting and Flies One of the challenges that come with manure management is the formation of crust on the surface, which can attract flies and create a breeding ground for them. Healthy Farms takes a closer look at how crusting and...

Using Manure Treatment for Soil Microbial Management

Apr 24, 2023 | Manure

Using Manure Treatment for Soil Microbial Management As a result of a shortage of fertilizer in the agricultural industry, an increasing number of large-scale farmers are turning to manure and compost as alternative sources of nutrients. The limited supply and high...

All About Soil & Compost Inoculant And How To Use It

Apr 21, 2023 | Compost Inoculant

All About Soil & Compost Inoculant and How To Use It Soil and compost inoculation can help support crop growth, manage soil health, and fight disease by adding helpful bacteria to the land and compost. Our team at Healthy Farms tells you how soil inoculants are an...

What Happens In The Foaming Manure Process

Mar 29, 2023 | Manure, Manure Handling

Manure storages are anaerobic environments that produce biogas such as methane, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen sulfide (Moody et al., 2009). In the presence of foam, the manure concentrates at a density of 50%-70% methane inside of the bubbles, which is explosive at...

Deep Pit Foaming – A Major Problem You May Not Have Considered

Mar 29, 2023 | Latest News, Manure

The swine industry has made great strides over the last decades in the transition from pasture systems to confinement and large facilities, which has led to more specialized, standardized, and efficient operations. However, new scenarios can also bring new issues,...

Six Year Study on Swine Slurry Nutrient Increase with Healthy Farms Microbial Products

Mar 29, 2023 | Latest News

Introduction The six year studied the benefits of treating retained animal nutrients with Healthy Farms products after 3 years when sludge had already been minimized. Deep Pit microbial treatment benefits with the Healthy Farms AgraSphere and AgraSlats over a three...

Nutrient Study

Mar 29, 2023 | Latest News

Conducted Summer 2014 To Fall 2015 Sponsors: Healthy Farms & New Fashion Pork, LLC. Phase One 2014: Treatment Phase: Facilities and Pig Flow: Three very similar Grower Finisher (GF) sites and operations were selected with a capacity for 1,000-1,200 head each. The...

Environmental Study on Crusting, Insects & Gas Emissions

Mar 29, 2023 | Latest News

Objective Compare measurable environmental gas levels and environmental conditions in three GF barns located on one site using a control barn and two barns treated with Healthy Farms remediation products (AgraSphere and AgraSlat). Site Selection The farm site has...