Manure Lagoon Cleanout: Agitation, Pumping, and Dredging
For the pumping and application side of a lagoon cleanout, most of the Hoover Ag manure equipment lineup applies.
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Land Application of Biosolids: Equipment and Process
Biosolids land application follows a chain of custody and compliance that starts at the wastewater treatment plant and ends at the field.
A Full Guide To Pennsylvania Manure Regulations
Pennsylvania’s regulatory framework is built on the principle that anyone applying manure or agricultural process wastewater to land needs to be doing it under a written plan.
Can You Shred Wet or Damp Bales in a Bale Shredder?
A well-designed low-speed bedding spreader will handle damp, caked, and matted bales as a matter of routine.
Manure Hose Reels: Sizing & Setup
The hose reel is the piece of a dragline system that most directly affects how much of the application day you spend working versus setting up.
Silage Facer vs. Bucket: What Bucketing Actually Costs You
A buckets damage the face in ways that quietly cost you feed quality, refusal rate, and eventually milk. That damage is worse in hot weather, but it happens year-round.
Manure Injection vs. Surface Application: Odor, Runoff, and Nutrient Loss
The honest framing is this: surface application is simpler and faster, injection protects more nitrogen and produces less odor and runoff. For a long time, simpler and faster won. For more and more operations, the balance has tipped the other way.
How to Lay Out a Manure Dragline in the Field Correctly
If you’re putting together a dragline system, or looking to add a hose reel, pump, dribble bar, or injector to one you already run, the Hoover Ag manure equipment lineup is built for this work.
What Is a Manure Dragline System? Components, Use Cases, and When It Beats a Tanker
For operations moving real manure volume, draglines change the math on application. You trade up-front cost and setup time for higher throughput, lower compaction, and tighter application windows.
Bale Shredder, Bale Spreader, or Straw Spreader: What’s the Difference?
The short version: the name on the machine matters less than how it’s built.