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There's a planet money episode about a guy who started raising chickens due to noticing soil differences on 2 sides of a fence. I wouldn't rule out the increase
by milesvp 9y ago
There's a planet money episode about a guy who started raising chickens due to noticing soil differences on 2 sides of a fence. I wouldn't rule out the increase in horse poop as a significant factor in soil health for this farming method.
- exDM69 9y agoThe amount the horses poop while doing work is completely negligible. We did haul a big cart of manure from the stables, like half a ton or so. Yes, manure is a good fertilizer and promotes a good ecosystem of microbes but it needs animals on pasture (an element in good crop rotation) or bringing it from elsewhere to get the kind of quantities needed.