Managing animal manure to minimize phosphorus losses from land to water

Authors: Kleinman, Peter; Spiegal, Sheri; LIU, JIAN - University Of Saskatchewan; HOLLY, MIKE - University Of Wisconsin; Church, Clinton; RAMIREZ AVILA, JOHN - Mississippi State University

Submitted to: Soil Science Society of America Monograph Series
Publication Type: Book / Chapter
Publication Acceptance Date: 4/1/2019
Publication Date: 1/13/2020
Citation: Kleinman, P.J., Spiegal, S.A., Liu, J., Holly, M., Church, C., Ramirez Avila, J. 2020. Managing animal manure to minimize phosphorus losses from land to water. In: Waldrip, H.M., Pagliari, P.H., Zhongqi, H., editors. Animal Manure: Production, Characteristics, Environmental Concerns, and Management, Volume 67. Madison, WI: ASA Special Publication, Soil Science Society of America Monograph Series. p. 201-228.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2134/asaspecpub67.c12

Interpretive Summary: No Interpretive Summary is required for this Book / Book Chapter. JLB.

Technical Abstract: Given the expansion of eutrophication in water bodies around the world, the improved management of manure to mitigate P losses to water has become a global concern. This chapter seeks to frame manure management strategies and practices to minimize P losses to water, with a focus on manure properties, land application, farmstead infrastructure, farming systems. Although many options exist to better manage manure, and, more specifically, P in manure, doing so requires comprehensive approaches that consider factors far beyond the direct handling of manure and require decisions that may compete or conflict with other priorities, most notably profits and time management.