01Jun/25

Soil Health Results from the Arkansas Discovery Farm Program

June 1, 2025Soil Health2025, agriculture, animal manure management, digital cafe, farming, poultry litter, poultry manure, research, research results, soil health, soil health webinar, webinar, webinar seriesAva Wildenborg

This Digital Cafe featured Eric Simon and Mike Daniels with the Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service and Arkansas Discover Farms. Eric and Mike discussed their recent research on the impacts of poultry litter application on soil health,Read More…

16Nov/19

Poultry manure improves profits, soil health

November 16, 2019Manure, Soil Healthagriculture, animal manure management, erosion, farmers, farming, manure, manure application, manure benefits, nutrients, organic matter, phosphorus, poultry litter, poultry manure, research, runoff, science, soil organic matter, soils, state of the science, water qualityLeslie Johnson

A 20-year study by Iowa State University researchers shows fertilizing cropland with poultry manure can benefit soil health and farm profits when compared to a commercial fertilizer. The study looked at long-term impacts of poultry manure on soil quality, crop yield, production costs and water quality in conventional Iowa cropping systems.