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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISONResearch Participant Information Title of the Study: Identifying Wisconsin Manure Management Practices Principal Investigator: Douglas Reinemann. Phone: (608) 262-0223. Email: [email protected]Co-Investigator: Rebecca Larson. Phone: (608)890-3171. Email: [email protected] Student Researcher: Horacio Aguirre-Villegas. Phone: (608)-262-9703. Email: [email protected]DESCRIPTION OF THE RESEARCHYou are invited to participate in a research study to identify manure management practices that are used on Wisconsin dairy farms. You have been asked, as a result of a random selection process, to participate as an owner or manager of a dairy operation in Wisconsin. This information will help researchers and educators develop engineering designs and management practices for handling, processing, and storage of manure. This study will include approximately 600 dairy farms in the state of Wisconsin. You can complete the survey in the location of your choosing.
WHAT WILL MY PARTICIPATION INVOLVE?If you decide to participate in this research, you will be asked to complete one survey which will require approximately 20 minutes to complete. This survey will cover questions about your manure management system including collection, transportation, storage, processing (Anaerobic Digestion, Solid-liquid separation, and Sand separation), and land application. ARE THERE ANY RISKS TO ME?We do not anticipate any risks resulting from participation in this study. ARE THERE ANY BENEFITS TO ME?Although there are no immediate benefits from this study, the information will facilitate research on manure systems, increase development of manure management practices and user tools, and provide more detailed economic analyses. HOW WILL MY CONFIDENTIALITY BE PROTECTED?THIS STUDY IS COMPLETELY ANONYMOUS. Neither your name nor any other identifiable information will be recorded.
WHOM SHOULD I CONTACT IF I HAVE QUESTIONS?You may ask any questions about the research at any time. If you have questions about the research during or after completing the survey please feel free to contact any of the researchers listed above. If you are not satisfied with the response of the research team, have more questions, or want to talk with someone about your rights as a research participant, you should contact the University of Wisconsin Education Research and Social & Behavioral Science IRB Office at 608-263-2320. Your participation is completely voluntary. If you decide not to participate or to withdraw from the study it will have no effect on any services or treatment you are currently receiving. |
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Please select "yes" below if you consent to complete the following survey and understand your answers will be used as data in manure management research. Select "no" to opt-out and end the survey. |
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Instructions:
Units: If the units you report are different from the ones that are suggested in the survey, please specify the units you are using.
If you own or operate more than one dairy facility, we would appreciate if you complete one survey per facility.
You DO NOT need to answer every question.
If the question does not apply or the answer is “zero”, please enter “0”. If you do not know an answer or prefer not to answer please leave it blank.
Please review your answers carefully before going to the next page as you will not be able to go back after you press continue. However, you can save the survey and continue later on if you need to consult some data sources.
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1. What region in Wisconsin is your facility located in?
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| 2. Do you own/operate/manage a dairy facility? |
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I. MANURE OPERATIONS
The following questions will give us more specific information about the manure related operations that exist in Wisconsin’s dairy farms. |
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| 3. How would you classify the manure you process? |
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| 4. On average, how much excreted manure do you handle at your facility? (example: 15,000 pounds/day, 2,500 tons/year, etc.) | | |
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| 5. On average, how many animals are there at your facility?
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A. Manure Collection Systems
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| 6. How frequently do you collect manure? (For example: every day, OR 3 times per week.) | | |
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| 7. What type of collection system do you use at your facility? (please select only the most common system at your facility) |
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| a) Skid steer/ tractor scraper: |
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| 8. What is the total horsepower of the skid steer/tractor used for manure collection? | | |
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| 9. What is the average gas efficiency of the skid steer/tractor used for manure collection (gallon/hour)? Please estimate to the best of your knowledge if unknown. | | |
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| 10. What is the skid steer's daily average time of operation for manure collection (hours)? | | |
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| 11. Please fill in the following data regarding the manure collection alley scrapers on your facility.
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| 12. Please fill in the following data regarding your manure collection flush system per barn type. Please enter any information you know concerning your system design.
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| 13. Where does the flush water come from to collect manure? |
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| d) Scrape with flush flumes |
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| 14. Please fill in the following data regarding the manure collection alley scrapers on your facility:
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| 15. Please fill in the following data regarding your manure collection flush system per barn type. Please enter any information you know concerning your system design:
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| 16. Where does the flush water come from? (example: recycled water from manure storage, other recycled water, fresh water, etc.) | | |
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| 17. Is your entire barn slotted floor, or just a portion of the alleyway? |
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| 18. Approximately what percentage of the total alleyway floor is slotted? |
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| 19. Do you have temporary storage (< 1 month) after collection? |
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| 20. How long does manure stay at the temporary storage? (days) | | |
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| 21. After collection, do you transport manure: |
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| a) Transportation to processing: |
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| 22. How do you transport the manure to processing? |
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| Pump (transportation to processing): |
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| 23. What is the total horsepower required to transport manure to processing? (example: if you have 1 pump of 5 HP and 1 pump of 10 HP write the total value of 15 HP) | | |
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| 24. What is the pump’s daily average time of operation to transport manure to processing (hours)? | | |
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| Auger (transportation to processing): |
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| 25. What is the total horsepower required to transport manure to processing? (example: if you have 1 auger of 5 HP and 1 auger of 10 HP write the total value of 15 HP) | | |
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| 26. What is the auger's daily average time of operation to transport manure to processing (hours)? | | |
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| Tanker (transportation to processing): |
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| 27. What type of tanker do you use to transport manure to processing? |
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| 28. What is the horsepower of the truck or tractor used to haul the tanker to processing? | | |
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| 29. What is the capacity of the tanker used to transport manure to processing (gallons)? | | |
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| 30. What is the average distance per trip to processing (miles)? | | |
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| 31. What is the average time per trip to processing (minutes)? | | |
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| Tractor/Skid Steer (transportation to storage): |
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| 32. What is the horse power of the tractor/skid steer you use to transport manure? | | |
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| 33. How many trips (from barn to processing site) per day do you make with the tractor/skid steer? | | |
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| 34. What is the average distance per trip (feet)? | | |
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| 35. What is the average time per trip (minutes)? | | |
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| 36. On average, how long does it take the manure to be processed after it is collected? (example: 2 hours, 1 day, 3 days, etc.) | | |
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| 37. If you have an anaerobic digester on your facility, do you generate electricity? |
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| 38. What kind of manure processing do you use at your facility? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY) |
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| 39. On average, how much of the manure generated by your facility is processed in the digester? (example: 100%, 90%, 70%, etc.): | | |
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| 40. What kind of digester do you have on your facility? |
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| 41. What is the volume of your digester (gallons)? | | |
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| 42. On average, approximately how much biogas is produced per day (cubic feet)? | | |
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| 43. On average, what is the methane content of the biogas produced (percentage)? | | |
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| 44. On average, what percentage of the biogas is used to heat the digester? | | |
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| 45. If you have a gas clean up system, please provide a brief description of it (type, power, etc.): | | |
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| 46. What type of electrical generation technology do you use? |
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| 47. What is the capacity of your electrical generation technology? (e.g. 750 kW) | | |
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| 48. What is the HP of your electrical generation system? | | |
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| 49. If you capture excess heat from your electrical generation system, how much of this heat are you able to use? (example: 100%, 70%, 50%, etc.) (if you do not capture any excess heat, please enter "0") | | |
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| 50. What applications do you reuse the heat for? (if you do not capture any excess heat, please enter "0") | | |
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| 51. How do you use the biogas that is produced at your facility (percent)? Please make sure the total adds up to 100% (e.g. 50% boiler, 50% electricity exported to the grid).
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| b) Solid-liquid separation: |
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| 52. On average, how much of the manure (or digestate) generated by your facility is separated? (example: 100%, 90%, 70%, etc.): | | |
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| 53. What type of separator do you have on your facility? |
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| 54. How long does your manure separation system operate per day? (example: 3 hours per day) | | |
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| 55. What is the approximate solids production per day? (example: 2 tons per day) | | |
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| 56. What is the total horse power of your separation system? | | |
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| 57. On average, how much of the manure generated by your facility is processed by the sand separator? (example: 100%, 90%, 70%, etc.): | | |
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| 58. What type of sand separation technology do you have? |
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| 59. What is the total horse power required to operate the separation system at your facility? | | |
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| 60. How often do you use your sand separation system each week? (e.g. 4 hours per day 5 days per week) | | |
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| b) Transportation to storage |
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| 62. How frequently do you transport manure to the long-term storage? (example: 1 time per week; 2 times per month) | | |
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| 63. How do you transport the manure to the long-term storage? |
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| Pump (transportation to storage): |
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| 64. What is the total horsepower required to transport manure to storage? (example: if you have 1 pump of 5 HP and 1 pump of 10 HP write the total value of 15 HP) | | |
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| 65. What is the pump’s daily average time of operation to transport manure to storage (hours)? | | |
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| Tanker (transportation to storage): |
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| 66. What is the horsepower of the truck or tractor used to haul the tanker to storage? | | |
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| 67. What is the capacity of the tanker used to transport manure to storage (gallons)? | | |
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| 68. What is the average distance per trip to storage (feet)? | | |
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| 69. What is the average time per trip to storage (minutes)? | | |
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| Auger (transportation to storage): |
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| 70. What is the total horsepower required to transport manure to storage? (example: if you have 1 auger of 5 HP and 1 auger of 10 HP write the total value of 15 HP) | | |
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| 71. What is the augers daily average time of operation to transport manure to storage (hours)? | | |
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| 72. What type of long term manure storage do you have? |
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| 73. What are the dimensions of the long-term storage (feet)? (if you have more than one storage please provide the total storage capacity)
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| 74. What kind of cover do you have for this long term storage? |
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| 75. On average, how long do you agitate the manure when emptying storage? (example: for 15 minutes prior to filling tankers; if you do not agitate, answer “do not agitate”) | | |
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| 76. Please describe the agitation equipment and provide its total horse power (example: one 30 HP pump, 50 HP PTO, etc): | | |
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| 77. Do you have a nutrient management plan? |
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| 78. Please estimate the average distance traveled from the manure storage to the field entrance (miles). (example: 10 miles) | | |
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| 79. If you incorporate manure, within how many days do you incorporate it? (If you do not incorporate manure by tillage, enter a "0") | | |
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| 80. Please provide an estimate of the total time it takes to apply the manure on a yearly basis (example: 80 hours in spring and 80 hours in fall) | | |
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| 81. How do you land apply manure at your facility? |
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| 82. What is the total horse power of the pumps used in your irrigation system? If you have multiple pumps please just provide the total HP. | | |
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| For pump drag hose systems: |
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| 83. What is the total horse power of the pumps you use in your application system? | | |
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| 84. What is the horse power of the truck/tractor you use to spread the manure? | | |
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| For tanker/spreader systems: |
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| 85. What are the characteristics of your tanker/spreader?
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| 86. What is the motor size of the pump/PTO you use to load the tanker/spreader (HP)? | | |
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| 87. How long does it take to load the tanker (minutes)? | | |
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II. GENERAL FARM OPERATIONS
The questions below ask about general characteristics of your facility and animal operations. Please answer these questions to the best of your ability |
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| A. Composition of the Herd |
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| 88. What are the animal breeds on your facility? (Make sure the total adds up to 100%)
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| 89. If you answered "other" above, please specify. | | |
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| 90. What is the average body weight per animal (pounds)?
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| 91. What type of housing is used on your dairy farm? |
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92. On average, how many hours per day do your cows spend grazing (if none, please enter "0")?
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| 93. Please enter the data about your facilities.
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| 94. What is the approximate daily feed intake in pounds per milking cow per day? (wet basis)
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| 95. If you entered data for "other" above, please specify what type and quantity of feed you use. | | |
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| 96. What type of bedding is used on your facility for each type of animal? (select all the options that apply)
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| 97. If you selected "other" above, please specify the type of bedding. | | |
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| 98. On average, how much bedding do you replace (in pounds)? (Example: 10 pounds per day, OR 500 pounds per week, OR 2000 pounds per month)
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| 99. How much bedding do you recycle? (example: 60% of total bedding used; OR 250 pounds per week. If none, enter "0")
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| 100. Please enter the data regarding milk production at your facility.
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| 101. Where does your feed supply come from and what is the acreage of land used?
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| 102. How many acres of the land you own/rent are not being used for production (marginal)? (If none, enter "0") | | |
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| 103. On how many acres of land owned by you do you apply manure? (If none, enter "0") | | |
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| 104. On how many acres of land NOT owned by you do you apply manure? (If none, enter "0") | | |
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| 105. Do you receive manure from facilities other than that produced by your own animals? If you do, how much? (Tons/year)? If none, enter "0" | | |
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| 106. Please enter the corresponding acreage data about your typical crop makeup.
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| 107. How much fertilizer do you apply in your farm for each crop? (example: 500 lb of urea/acre; 100 lb phosphorus/acre) If you do not know leave blank, if none enter "0". IF POSSIBLE, PLEASE WRITE DOWN ALL FERTILIZERS USED FOR EACH CROP.
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