Saturday 31 January 2015

Managing Agricultural Waste: Reducing Flies & Odors

By Lianne Derocco


Dealing with agricultural waste is always a big issue for all types of livestock farmers. This includes handling swine waste management issues that occur in manure pits and manure lagoons. Two common problems include excessive odors and an abundance of flies. In the following article, we take a look at these two nuisances and discuss how to improve pig manure management at your hog farm.

While hog farms and also dairy farms can be profitable, there are definitely some nuisances with which one must contend. An excess of flies are often a problem. But this isn't just a small problem; these flies also can spread many different types of harmful bacteria and disease. For instance, flies can reach hog manure that is near infected hogs, which otherwise have been separated from other livestock. These flies then can carry infection to the healthy animals. Parasites also can be spread by flies. Generally, hog and dairy farmers will encounter stable flies and the common housefly, but there may be other types of flies present.

The faster you remove manure from the pig stalls, the better chance you have of keeping flies away. In addition, keep the area as dry and as clean as is possible. Flies love the damp, especially a warm and moist area. A dry barn or dry stall can help keep flies at bay, and using fly paper and fly traps also can be helpful, especially at a smaller farm. In addition, suitable hog manure treatment procedures also can lessen your problems with flies.

Odors also are another common problem, and while it's impossible to eliminate odors completely, there are some natural pig manure management products that can reduce the odors. These odors aren't just smelly; they can be toxic and might contain chemicals that can be harmful for the surrounding human population. People who live near large factory farms with large waste lagoons often report increases in bronchial infections, asthma, colds and lung infections. To reduce the severity of this problem, it can be helpful to apply an effective pig manure treatment.

If you are searching for agricultural waste solutions, it is best to consider products that are as natural as possible, such as Agra Sphere. This product is intended to aid in reducing the formation of sludge, top-level crusting and foaming, as well as to liquefy your waste. When you have a great deal of sludge, crust and foaming, this is attractive to flies and causes an excess of odors, so preventing and eliminating these problems using a product like Agra Sphere is one possible option.

Aside from its effectiveness, Agra Sphere has several other advantages. For instance, the product uses only natural, proprietary bacteria to eat away at pig waste solids. There are no chemicals in the product. In addition, each of these spheres is biodegradable, so you need only toss in an adequate amount of spheres and the product will begin working immediately. No mixing is needed either, making this an easy to use product.




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