Use of a bacterial and fungal additive on slurry and bokashi on farm yard manure
The project will investigate how to make the most of on farm nutrients. Additives will be added to the cattle slurry and monitored for differences in total nitrogen, ammonium nitrogen, and slurry dry matter. We will have two farm yard manure heaps, one treated with bokashi and the other not, the use of bokashi reduces carbon and organic matter losses, resulting in more nutrients being available to the crop once spreaded on the ground. This TOF will contribute to the Sustainable Land Management outcomes including:
- Resilient and productive farms
- Reduce, reuse and recycle inputs, nutrients and waste
- Reduce on farm emissions and maximise carbon sequestration