I have often wondered, and have been asked several times, about the dollar value of poultry litter products as they relate to the cost of traditional rock fertilizers. I myself have used poultry litter in the past, with mixed results.

Hay is often priced by what your neighbor is selling it for down the road. After all, if their price is cheaper than yours, they will probably make the sale before you. But are the consumers really getting what they paid for?

Soil makes up the essence of your farm. You are investing your time and money – you own it, you rent it, you operate it – so how do you best manage it for returned profit?