MILO study - not safe

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MILO study - not safe

Post by mobiledynamics » August 11th, 2019, 9:01 pm

Came across this and figuered I'd share the link
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2 ... 075144.htm

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Re: MILO study - not safe

Post by andy10917 » August 11th, 2019, 9:36 pm

Not sure how you came to a conclusion that "Milo Study - Not Safe" makes your headline - the article does not mention anything about Milorganite, it is NOT a study of Milorganite, etc. Class B Biosolids are completely different from consumer products like Milorganite, Bay State, OceanGrow, etc -- these products are Class A product and as such "biosolids are designated as Class A Biosolids. This allows the use of these biosolids to fertilize any crop, including agriculture crops, turf, horticulture and food crops. No special soil incorporation or other restrictions apply to the use of Class A biosolids.".

Please explain how those gaps lead to the conclusions you're headlining....

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Re: MILO study - not safe

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Re: MILO study - not safe

Post by andy10917 » August 12th, 2019, 8:07 am

Milorganite, Bay State and OceanGro all meet the "EQ" (highest "exceptional quality") standards rating for Class A.

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Re: MILO study - not safe

Post by paulr » August 13th, 2019, 3:26 pm

Huh. No kidding.
I was going to ask you guys what all those funky colors and odd looking things were in my last batch of BayState I spread around.
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Half-kidding.
I did see some odd colored things....
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Re: MILO study - not safe

Post by HoosierLawnGnome » August 13th, 2019, 5:06 pm

You mean you all dont just shovel raw sewage back from the septic onto the lawn?

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Re: MILO study - not safe

Post by turf_toes » August 13th, 2019, 6:13 pm

HoosierLawnGnome wrote:
August 13th, 2019, 5:06 pm
You mean you all dont just shovel raw sewage back from the septic onto the lawn?
That’s pretty much what the Amish farmers in Pa do. The smell is awful.

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Re: MILO study - not safe

Post by HoosierLawnGnome » August 14th, 2019, 10:29 am

turf_toes wrote:
August 13th, 2019, 6:13 pm
HoosierLawnGnome wrote:
August 13th, 2019, 5:06 pm
You mean you all dont just shovel raw sewage back from the septic onto the lawn?
That’s pretty much what the Amish farmers in Pa do. The smell is awful.
The farmers here spread manure occasionally. Theres a specific machine for jt. It wouldnt be the same without it!

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Re: MILO study - not safe

Post by prog_dave » August 24th, 2019, 11:59 am

"There's a specific machine for it." Indeed!
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Re: MILO study - not safe

Post by turf_toes » August 24th, 2019, 9:26 pm

This is a video showing Amish farmers spreading liquid manure. It’s pretty common and the smell travels quite well.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=h296Oe6Mpsc

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Re: MILO study - not safe

Post by bernstem » September 24th, 2019, 11:06 am

Manure products are very common in commercial agriculture - not just with the Amish. Pig and Poultry are what is typically used. If anyone is interested in a non horse powered application video...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1ew5vW7yYM

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