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Manure

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A field in Randers, Denmark, showing natural horse manure as part of the rural landscape.

Manure is a natural helper for plants. It is made from things like animal waste and plant parts that have broken down. When we put manure on soil, it helps the land grow better plants.

Manure gives the soil important things plants need, like nitrogen. Tiny creatures in the soil, such as bacteria, help break down the manure. This keeps the earth healthy and full of life.

There are different kinds of manure. Animal manure comes from animals and things they lie on, like straw. Compost is made from plant parts that have broken down. Green manure is plants grown just to be put back into the soil.

Manure is very useful on farms. It makes soil stronger and helps plants grow. Even though some manure can smell, it becomes a good friend to gardens and farms everywhere.

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A compost mix of turkey manure and wood chips is prepared and applied to pastures as natural fertilizer in Benton, Arkansas.
Women from the Dogon community carrying manure to fertilize their fields near Tireli, Mali, in 1990.

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