Maintaining Balance In Your Lagoon

Typically, the word lagoon conjures up images of a tropical paradise. However, for those in the livestock industry, a lagoon has a far less idyllic ambiance. Livestock lagoons are man-made basins where animal waste is managed and treated.

While having a lagoon is essential, if this area is not taken care of properly, the result may be disease among your animal population and harmful toxins released into the environment thus disrupting local human populations, as well. To keep your lagoon as safe as possible, treatment is necessary, and this treatment should also be as safe and natural as possible.

For example, one easy-to-use product is the AgraSphereLGT. This lagoon treatment product will activate the liquefaction of waste solids and reduce the odor as well as reducing the amount of flies. In addition, it can improve the nutrient value of manure for use in the growing of crops.

This special sphere is completely biodegradable and uses a mixture of helpful bacteria which work to dissolve the waste. Once you toss in a sphere, it immediately begins to go to work and each sphere will last for a full 30 days. Once the month is up, just toss in new spheres. The amount of spheres you need depends upon the number of gallons in your lagoon. One sphere can treat up to 400,000 waste gallons, so just add enough to accommodate your gallons. You cannot over treat, so do not be concerned if you have a little bit more sphere than you need.

If your lagoon already has serious problems, such as excessive crusting, it might be wise to begin treatment with a product such as Activator Plus LGT. This is a specially formulated mix of bacteria that will begin activating the reduction of sludge in an overloaded lagoon.

Veterinarians have approved both of these products and they will not harm your livestock or people or any other animal. There are no chemicals in these mixes so you never have to worry about polluting the environment is any way. As livestock farms do create quite a bit of pollution, finding natural ways to limit this pollution should always be a priority for farmers.

Lianne Derocco loves blogging about products used in livestock waste treatment. For additional information about agricultural products for agricultural waste systems and lagoon treatment, or to find out more about products like Activator Plus, please check out the BioverseAG.com website today.

Maintaining Balance In Your Lagoon