[USCC] Manure

[CAVM@aol.com]

Lowell, the residue after the larvae finish their work is excellent in  
vermiculture. Some of the worm farmers we know actually use the larvae to  
pre-process their organic matter being fed to the worms for castings  production.  
They do this with no intention of harvesting the larvae for  their value.
 
A demo was done for the NC State-Smithfield hog manure study but was given  a 
short review since it was neither expensive nor high tech.  After all,  who 
wants to have a lot of grubs hanging around when you can have blinking  lights 
and spinning dials?  LOL.
 
We are exploring a fair sized set up in Southern Indiana but the larvae  work 
best with fresh manure. We can only find one belt manure handling system on  
a layer farm in the area. None of the 170,000 hogs are on systems that collect 
 fresh manure. Even a daily flush is less desirable than a dry scrape system. 
But  dry scrape is unknown in Indiana where we have our R&D plant.
 
We would be very pleased to work with any agency or farmer to put a demo  
unit together. They are not expensive or complicated.  With the high  protein and 
fat content of the harvested larvae the unit makes money, it does  not cost 
money.
 
Neal Van Milligen
Kentucky Enrichment Inc
_www.kentuckyenrichment.com_ (http://www.kentuckyenrichment.com) 
_cavm at aol.com_ (mailto:cavm at aol.com) 
 

Hello  Neal,

A couple of questions:

After the fly larvae break down the  waste,
for what is the 5% residue useful?

Why isn't this concept  widely used to solve the problems associated
with concentrated animal  feeding operations (CAFOs)?

Regards,

Lowell  Prag




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