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- From: "stonecirclefarm tds.net" <stonecirclefarm AT tds.net>
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] a manure plow...
- Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 22:01:20 -0600
I have attended GAP trainings here in Wisconsin. At those sessions, a
food safety specialist from Iowa said that there is research
suggesting that it is actually better to leave manure on the surface
for a short period of time before incorporation because the sun
(solarization?) helps reduce the dangerous strain of Ecoli. -John
On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 7:56 PM, Michael Meredith <meredith848 AT yahoo.com>
wrote:
> Seems to me that a plow and manure spreader device could be built, to plant
> manure well into the earth, from which those ugly little ecoli beasties
> could not escape.....
>
> Michael
>
>
>
> Regarding the statement below about manure-to-harvest intervals, I'd
>> be curious to know how many folks on this list have attended GAP
>> training, and/or how many people are putting GAP into use. When I
>> attended an intro session here last month, the recommendation is now
>> 210 days between application of manure and harvest of ANYTHING -
>> roots, leaves, fruits, whatever. That sure set us back. We decided
>> that knowing the new guidelines, we couldn't in good conscience expand
>> into a field that would clearly fall between the old 125-day and new
>> 210-day withdrawal period. One whole field of production - removed
>> from consideration in 2010. Anyone else weighing those options?
>> Kathryn Kerby
>> Frog Chorus Farm
>> Snohomish, WA
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[Market-farming] a manure plow...,
Michael Meredith, 03/02/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] a manure plow...,
stonecirclefarm tds.net, 03/02/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] a manure plow...,
Mike Rock, 03/03/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] a manure plow...,
Bill Scheffler, 03/03/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] a manure plow...,
David Inglis, 03/03/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] a manure plow...,
Ryan Platte, 03/04/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] a manure plow...,
Road's End Farm, 03/04/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] a manure plow..., Wiediger, Alison, 03/04/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] a manure plow..., Road's End Farm, 03/04/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] a manure plow...,
Road's End Farm, 03/04/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] a manure plow...,
Ryan Platte, 03/04/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] a manure plow...,
David Inglis, 03/03/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] a manure plow...,
Bill Scheffler, 03/03/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] a manure plow...,
Mike Rock, 03/03/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] a manure plow...,
stonecirclefarm tds.net, 03/02/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] GAP,
John and Katy Ehrlich, 03/03/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] GAP,
William H Shoemaker, 03/03/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] GAP, Road's End Farm, 03/03/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] GAP,
William H Shoemaker, 03/03/2010
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