1. Determining Plant Available Nitrogen from Manure and Compost Topdressed on an Irrigated Pasture

Composting manure is a practice that is gaining acceptance as an environmentally sound manure management practice at large animal production operations. Composting produces a value-added product that enhances the fertility and physical properties of soil. During the composting process, nitrogen and phosphorus in the original feedstocks are converted through microbial activity into predominantly stable organic compounds, lessening the risk of loss of these nutrients into the environment. Compost... J. G. Davis, T. Bauder, K. Corwin Doesken, A. Elliott