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Applying manure to frozen, snow covered ground
Andy Tauer, Agricultural Liaison at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) says for anyone thinking about applying manure to frozen, snow covered ground the first thing to consider, does your permit allow it.
“First off they need to check to see if they are even permitted to go out and do applications on frozen, snow covered ground, and that will be contained in their permit” said Tauer. “And if they can’t find that, they can always call the agency and we can look that up for them.”
But even if your permit allows for winter application, Andy Tauer says there are additional requirements.
“They need to be mindful of their setbacks, their application rates, monitoring their field tiles and other potential runoff area,” Tauer said. “Just to make sure we don’t have any of these nutrients getting away from these application zones.”
Anyone with questions about what their permit allows can contact Andy Tauer at 317-232-8587.
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