In today's world, where agricultural production and ecological protection go hand in hand, animal manure has long shed its label as "waste." After scientific processing into organic fertilizer, it has become a vital link between animal husbandry and planting, balancing environmental protection and increased income. Its numerous benefits profoundly impact the ecological environment, soil quality, and sustainable agricultural development.
The primary benefit of processing organic fertilizer is environmental purification, solving the pollution problem of animal husbandry. In large-scale farming, if large amounts of animal manure are haphazardly piled up or discharged, they will breed bacteria and flies. Leakage will also pollute soil, groundwater, and surface water, and the stench will affect the lives of nearby residents. Organic fertilizer production requires specialized processes such as fermentation and dehydration. This process thoroughly kills harmful bacteria and insect eggs in the manure, effectively eliminating odors. It solves the pain point of animal waste disposal, reduces environmental pollution, and makes the farming process greener and more environmentally friendly. Furthermore, a standardized organic fertilizer production process ensures fertilizer quality.
Secondly, it improves the soil and strengthens the foundation of agricultural production. Long-term use of chemical fertilizers easily leads to soil compaction, decreased fertility, and disruption of the soil microbial community balance. Animal manure organic fertilizer is rich in organic matter, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and various trace elements. It not only replenishes soil nutrients but also improves soil structure, enhances soil aeration and water and fertilizer retention capacity, activates beneficial microorganisms in the soil, and re-loosens and fertilizes compacted soil, providing a favorable soil environment for crop growth.
Furthermore, it improves quality and yield while ensuring the safety of agricultural products. The slow and sustained release of nutrients from organic fertilizer provides continuous nutrition to crops, avoiding problems such as excessive vegetative growth and quality decline caused by excessive use of chemical fertilizers. Crops grown using this fertilizer have better taste, are more nutritious, and have significantly lower pesticide residues and heavy metal content, better meeting modern consumers' demand for green and healthy agricultural products. It also increases crop yields, helping farmers increase their income.
In addition, processing organic fertilizer can save resources and promote the development of circular agriculture. Turning animal manure into a valuable resource, replacing some chemical fertilizers, reduces resource consumption and environmental pollution during fertilizer production while simultaneously realizing the resource utilization of livestock waste. This forms a circular chain of "livestock manure production—manure to produce organic fertilizer—organic fertilizer to feed crops—crops to feed livestock," contributing to sustainable agricultural development.
Those small animal manures, processed through a scientific organic fertilizer making process, become "guardians" of the environment, "replenishments" of soil fertility, and "boosters" for increasing farmers' income. Promoting the processing of animal manure into organic fertilizer is not only a concrete measure to practice the concept of green development but also an effective path to promote high-quality agricultural development, and deserves widespread adoption.
