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Can anyone give me the pluses and minuses of grazing cattle on land where hog waist has been pumped. Any problems with deseases? Your comments will be appreciated. Thank you.
Thanks agmantoo, I too think it is worth looking into. I am going to aproch some of the hog men and see if anyone is interested in leasing.agmantoo":1nvply5d said:I can provide only a bit of information. At one time eastern NC was a major hog producing area. A test was done in dealing with the excessive hog waste at a facility. The hog waste was pumped through an irrigation setup onto I believe coastal bermuda grass frequently. This combination of water and nutrients created such a growth of forage that a new record for the state was set in that it was the first time that a documented gain of 2000 lbs + per acre for beef cattle was attained in some set period of time. I run cattle on chicken litter enriched soil and the results are great. If I had access to hog waste I , like you, would do some searching for information but I would be inclined to try it. I would want a period of time to lapse after application and the cattle being given access. PS...I do know that there were past practices where hogs and cattle were commingled in common pastures.