Location: Soil Dynamics Research
Project Number: 6010-11120-009-030-S
Project Type: Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
Start Date: Jul 1, 2024
End Date: Jun 30, 2026
Objective:
Develop management practices for economically and environmentally sustainable full life-cycle poultry production systems.
Approach:
Research will be focused on poultry waste management to ensure the economic and environmental sustainability of poultry production in Alabama and beyond. Specific areas planned for study include: developing new technologies for poultry litter utilization; refining the Alabama phosphorus index tool; development of best management practices for poultry litter applications in agriculture fields; and develop methods to utilize gypsum as a bedding material in poultry houses.
