Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada

Faculty of Agriculture

Manure Management and Use for Fertility in Organic Systems

Practical Resources

Evaluating a Cow's Manure Output Can Provide You With Valuable Input!
- Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. 2012
Managing Manure Fertilizers in Organic Systems
- eOrganic. 2014. Please note that this document was prepared in the USA and refers to the NOP standards, but does contain information of use to Canadian producers.
Manures for Organic Crop Production
- ATTRA. 2003

Scientific Results

Available nitrogen and phosphorus in soil amended with fresh or composted cattle manure containing straw or wood-chip bedding
- Canadian Journal of Soil Science (2010) 90: 341-354
Carbon and Nitrogen Stocks and Nitrogen Mineralization in Organically Managed Soils Amended with Composted Manures
- Journal of Environmental Quality (2012) 41: 1337-1347
Carbon pools and soil biochemical properties in manure-based organic farming systems of semi-arid New Mexico
- Soil Use and Management (2011) 27: 453-463
Collaborative partnerships between organic farmers in livestock-intensive areas of Denmark
- Organic Agriculture (2014) 4: 63-77
Fourier Transform Infrared and Fluorescence Spectral Features of Organic Matter in Conventional and Organic Dairy Manure
- Journal of Environmental Quality (2012) 41: 911-919
Frequency of Manure Application in Organic versus Annual Application of Synthetic Fertilizer in Conventional Vegetable Production
- HortScience (2010) 45: 1673-1680
Integrated Crop/Livestock Agriculture in the United States: A Review
- Journal of Sustainable Agriculture (2011) 35: 376-393
Long-term Effect of Manure Application in a Certified Organic Production System on Soil Physical and Chemical Parameters and Vegetable Yields
- HortTechnology (2017) 27: 171-176
Nitrogen Availability from Composts for Humid Region Perennial Grass and Legume–Grass Forage Production
- Journal of Environmental Quality (2004) 33: 1509-1520
Nitrogen use efficiency of 15N-labelled sheep manure and mineral fertiliser applied to microplots in long-term organic and conventional cropping systems
- Organic Eprints. 2014
Potential traceable markers of organic matter in organic and conventional dairy manure using ultraviolet–visible and solid-state 13 C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
- Organic Agriculture (2015) 5: 113-122
Quantifying Attachment and Antibiotic Resistance of Escherichia coli from Conventional and Organic Swine Manure
- Journal of Environmental Quality (2016) 45: 609-617
Quantifying the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions as a result of composting dairy and beef cattle manure
- Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems (2005) 72:173–187
Soil nitrogen mineralization in a soil with long-term history of fresh and composted manure containing straw or wood-chip bedding
- Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems (2014) 99: 63-78
Soil organic carbon fractions after 16-years of applications of fertilizers and organic manure in a Typic Rhodalfs in semi-arid tropics
- Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems (2010) 86: 391-399
Soil physical properties and organic matter in forages receiving composts, manure or fertilizer
- Compost Science and Utilization (2005) 13: 252- 261
Winter cereal yields as affected by animal manure and green manure in organic arable farming
- Organic Eprints. 2009

For more information about Organic Science Cluster research on manures for fertility in organic production, please see the following Research Activities:

Dalhousie University

Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada

Manure Management and Use for Fertility in Organic Systems

Practical Resources

Scientific Results

For more information about Organic Science Cluster research on manures for fertility in organic production, please see the following Research Activities: