Friday, January 23, 2009
Expect the 'sweet smell' of pig slurry in Mazarrón area
The Ministry of Agriculture and Water and the Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives (FECOAM), with technical support from the Technical University of Cartagena (PUST), is planning to increase the use of pig slurry (i.e. manure) in an effort to enrich soils and to cut down on the use of artificial fertilisers. In Murcia the two areas likely to feel the effects of this are the Guadalentín valley