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Pig manure fertilizer could boost corn yield

Dec 28, 2024
Dec 28, 2024

At this research plot at the University of Missouri Bradford Research Farm, soil has been treated with pig manure plus starter fertilizer to study the effect on corn yields.
Photo courtesy Teng Lim/University of Missouri

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COLUMBIA, Mo. — University of Missouri Extension is studying the use of pig manure as a crop fertilizer in research at the MU Bradford Research Farm in Columbia.

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