Pro-Act Microbial assists with nutrient management

Our microbes, which come from natural environments, do not change the amount of nutrients in the manure, but they do change the form.  Together with the indigenous microbes, they mineralize the manure water.  Organic materials are turned into carbon dioxide and methane.  Organic nitrogen is converted into inorganic ammonia that dissolves in water to become ammonium.  Crops take up ammonium easily. 

Pro-Act's treatment turns manure into a fast-acting fertilizer.  Since agitation is not needed in lagoons and the lagoons remain stratified, settled  phosphorus can remain at the bottom until pumped.

Transportation & Application

Many farmers have more manure than land available for application. This problem has been magnified with the arrival of phosphorus-based nutrient management regulations. Pro-Act treated lagoons remain stratified, allowing much of the phosphorus and nitrogen to settle to the bottom. The top water is low in nutrients and can be used to irrigate through a central pivot or drag line, even on growing crops. Because the lagoon remains stratified, only the bottom water needs to be pumped out and taken to more distant fields.  This flexibility, provided by stratification, is priceless when trying to comply with all the regulations.

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