Above ground, silo-type, manure storage structures. In all three types, the manure is flushed from the livestock housing area with added water and then agitated by various means to form a liquid ...

The use of permanent manure storage structures is supported by years of scientific data. Financial assistance is available (but not guaranteed) to offset the costs of establishing permanent manure ...

As such, it can be nearly impossible to collect a representative sample from a full manure storage structure. If sampling from a manure storage structure or area is the only option, it is best to wait ...

By Nina B. Elkadi for Sentient. Broadcast version by Mark Moran for Iowa News Service reporting for the Sentient-Public News ...