Manure Storage
Structural practices that can help protect water quality and make manure management more convenient for the farmer. The storage allows safe conditions for manure to be stock piled until it is environmentally safe for spreading.
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2016 Projects
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Manure Nutrient Management Joint Project
The SWCD was able to obtain New York State Agricultural Non-point Source funding and partner those funds with the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program funding to assist in cost-sharing a concrete manure storage, and transfer system on the Gaige Farm. |
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Manure Storage Roof Project
The SWCD was able to obtain New York State Agricultural Nonpoint Source funding to assist in cost-sharing a roof to cover an existing semi-solid manure storage on the Hoffman Farm. This roof will not only aid in keeping clean rain water from mixing with the manure in the storage, but it will also alleviate the need for the farm to have to haul that water and spread it on its fields, which is a very costly and time consuming task. Proud |
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2015 Projects
Manure/Nutrient Management Project
The SWCD was able to obtain New York State Agricultural Nonpoint Source funding to assist in cost-sharing a lined manure storage to help better utilize the nutrients from manure on cropland on the Bergen Farms. This waste storage facility is a tool that is utilized to accomplish the goals of the farms Certified Nutrient Management Plan.
The SWCD was able to obtain New York State Agricultural Nonpoint Source funding to assist in cost-sharing a lined manure storage to help better utilize the nutrients from manure on cropland on the Bergen Farms. This waste storage facility is a tool that is utilized to accomplish the goals of the farms Certified Nutrient Management Plan.
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Manure/Nutrient Management Joint Project
The SWCD was able to obtain New York State Agricultural Nonpoint Source funding and partner those funds with the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program funding to assist in cost-sharing a concrete manure storage to help better utilize the nutrients from manure on cropland on the Gaige Farms. This waste storage facility is a tool that will help the farm spread manure under appropriate weather and crop conditions and will be utilized to accomplish the goals of the farms Certified Nutrient Management Plan. Manure storages are a key component for a farm to be able to recycle nutrients from their animals manure back to their cropland. This helps to reduce the need for commercial fertilizer and also adds all important organic matter back into the soil, which commercial fertilizers cannot provide.
The SWCD was able to obtain New York State Agricultural Nonpoint Source funding and partner those funds with the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program funding to assist in cost-sharing a concrete manure storage to help better utilize the nutrients from manure on cropland on the Gaige Farms. This waste storage facility is a tool that will help the farm spread manure under appropriate weather and crop conditions and will be utilized to accomplish the goals of the farms Certified Nutrient Management Plan. Manure storages are a key component for a farm to be able to recycle nutrients from their animals manure back to their cropland. This helps to reduce the need for commercial fertilizer and also adds all important organic matter back into the soil, which commercial fertilizers cannot provide.
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2011 Project
Manure Storage Structure- Vance Farms
A manure storage structure and a great deal of drainage work, access road, and other practices were completed on the Vance Farms through a joint effort between the Chemung County Soil and Water Conservation District, the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service’s Waverly Field Office and the Schuyler County Soil and Water Conservation District. This project was also funded with both the New York State Agricultural Nonpoint Source Program and the federal Environmental Quality Incentives Program—CBWI funding. The project took nearly one year to install.
A manure storage structure and a great deal of drainage work, access road, and other practices were completed on the Vance Farms through a joint effort between the Chemung County Soil and Water Conservation District, the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service’s Waverly Field Office and the Schuyler County Soil and Water Conservation District. This project was also funded with both the New York State Agricultural Nonpoint Source Program and the federal Environmental Quality Incentives Program—CBWI funding. The project took nearly one year to install.
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