Click on “Download PDF” for the PDF version or on the title for the HTML version. If you are not an ASABE member or if your employer has not arranged for access to the full-text, Click here for options. DEVELOPMENT OF A SITE-SPECIFIC APPLICATION SYSTEM FOR LIQUID ANIMAL MANURESPublished by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, St. Joseph, Michigan www.asabe.org Citation: Applied Engineering in Agriculture. 15(6): 633-638. (doi: 10.13031/2013.5829) @1999Authors: D. K. Morris, D. R. Ess, S. E. Hawkins, S. D. Parsons Keywords: Manure management, Manure application, GPS, GIS Research has indicated that managing manure as a fertilizer resource for crop production can increase the return to the producer, minimize the pollution potential of animal waste, and enhance the overall production efficiency of a livestock/crop operation. The principal objective of this project was to develop and demonstrate a GPS-equipped liquid manure application system that could become a component of a precision manure management system. A manure spreading device was modified utilizing computer hardware and software (GPS/GIS) to control (on/off) the placement of manure according to predefined environmentally sensitive areas (e.g., wells, streams, setback areas, etc.), and to record and document location (latitude/longitude), date/time, and quantity (volume per unit area) of liquid manure that has been applied to any given area. (Download PDF) (Export to EndNotes)
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