“Quick and easy in 5 minutes” Quickly check compost moisture status on-site

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The Rural Development Administration (Administrator Lee Seung-don) will hold a field evaluation meeting at the Hoengseong Agricultural Technology Center on October 27 to verify the feasibility of field application for the ‘compost moisture detector (sensor),’ which can rapidly measure the moisture content of livestock manure compost on-site. In accordance with the ‘Act on the Management and Utilization of Livestock Manure,’ mandatory testing of livestock manure compost maturity was implemented starting March 25, 2020, to reduce odors and water pollution and to encourage the production of high-quality compost. The moisture status of the compost is crucial when determining its maturity. Low-moisture compost, which has excessively low moisture content, exhibits low microbial activity, and therefore, the ammonia, a factor in determining maturity...

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