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I used this very same example the other day with a lip sucking group of progressives,

You could not be more correct, and spot on.

What are some animals organizations from around the world that have good documentaries to watch?

Anything by David Attenborough from BBC.just download with Ares or something.

the walking with Dinosaur series about 10 movies is very good .

Walking with beasts 7 movies

And Planet earth .1 to 14

More animal movies

to be found under these names

Strange days on planet earth.

Serengeti about African Animals and African Safari

March of the Penguin

Tigers of the snow

Predators ,nowhere to hide

Elephants

Earthlings()

Bloodsucker

Alien Insect

Nature documentaries

Himalayah

Imax Amazon

Grand canyon hidden secrets

Kilimanjaro the roof of Africa

Hokkaido garden of the gods

Alaska spirit of the wild

National geographic the Living Edens Borneo

All of these movies you can find in a downloaders like kazaa or Limewire

i recommend Ares least problems

under the names mentioned

Animal mistreatment

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Are there any type of animal fertilizers in organic farming?

Hi Topaka11,

While there were several worthwhile items mentioned in this thread, I think I know what you are asking about.

In order to contemplate the accuracy of any answer we would have to figure out where your market was and what kind of animal fertilizer you want to know about - tissue based waste or poop. While the overall principle behind organic farming is basically the same around the world, how that principle is interpreted in the different world markets shows that there is a lot of variance in what is acceptable with animal based waste products.

I have a feeling that you would like to know more about the possible issues with using animal manure as a fertilizer. In the US the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

National Organic Program rules allow raw manure to be applied to crops up to 90 to 120 days prior to harvest. This time requirement has to do with E. Coli contamination issues. However, it was already posted in this thread that for your E. Coli considerations you will want to compost your animal manure for at least a year. Manure composted for less than a year has roughly 15-20 times higher E. Coli contamination rate than manure that was composted for longer than a year.

In European markets some countries do not allow any animal manure to be used unless it has gone through a digester (like what is used to degrade wastes/biomass to harvest the methane byproduct) first to eliminate any pathogens. A digester is easy to make. It it's simplest form it is a container that holds a slurry of biomass. As the bacteria break down the biomass various gases are released. Most people harvest the methane and use it for energy purposes, but a digester is very very very effective in producing a high-grade byproduct that can be used for soil enhancement. This is a little off topic but I mention it because a digester is also very effective in destroying the pathogens in various animal wastes.

As for the manure itself, the actual "rules" tend to be a little fuzzy when it comes to the sources of the manure. This raises the question of "if non-organic cows eat non-organic forage - can I use that non-organic manure as fertilizer for my organic crop?"

Yes ... but ... you will really want to consider the source of your manure because there are a lot of compounds that will pass through the animal and end up in their waste. Depending on the compound and the levels of contamination, you could definitely have something that could transfer over into your crop.

Organic dairy operations are only allowed to feed their stock organic forage/hay and feed/grain and there is a reason for that. Many plants are very good at pulling all manner of materials and compounds out of the soil and storing them within the plant fibers. If you put non-organic sourced manure on your crops, regardless of compost age, you could very well be passing along some of those contaminants to your crop despite all of your other organic practices.

And when it comes to animal waste, stick to non-carnivores. Waste from meat-eaters (dogs, cats, people, etc.) is generally something to be avoided for a variety of health reasons.

When in doubt, the best person to ask would be the certifying agent that is doing your organic certification. They will be able to provide you with the growing requirements for your area - but also research your target market. Just because you did everything that you were supposed to for your country, that doesn't mean that your organic practices will be accepted elsewhere.

I apologize for the somewhat vague nature of this reply. You can use animal poop as a fertilizer but you will want to consider what forage those animals are eating to make that manure. European and some Asian markets address this, but American organic certification is a lot more fuzzy on the subject. It's not really a sticking point now, but I would expect that the degree of interpretation will narrow within the next 10 years. Think about it now and it probably won't be an issue for you later and you will be ahead of the curve (as well as having a nice marketing point for your products)

Good luck with your efforts. We grow certified organic hay in Texas and had the same question ourselves when we first started out.

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