Our rainy climate demands unique strategies for raising animals. Whether you have a couple of horses, a few head of cattle, or a commercial operation, we can help you address the most common challenges: manure management, pasture health, mud, and water quality.
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Nose pumps are usually a cast-iron body with a water bowl and sturdy lever arm. To drink from the bowl, animals must push the lever arm out of the way with their nose to reach the water. Movement of the lever arm causes a rubber diaphragm or piston to move back and forth, creating suction to draw water to the bowl. |
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Mud is more than a messy inconvenience to feeding, watering, and cleaning; it harbors bacteria and fungi that cause serious skin and hoof infections, and is a perfect medium for the transmission of viral and parasite infections. It also contaminates runoff water with pollutants and sediment, which can degrade water quality in our streams and rivers and put you in violation of agricultural water quality laws.
It just keeps piling up, literally. A 1,000 pound horse or cow can produce 50 pounds of manure per day. Livestock and horse manure management is a challenge on most of the properties we visit. A few key practices can help you turn this waste product into an excellent fertilizer source.