What should I do with used woodchip bedding?
Nutrients in used bedding are a valuable resource that, when applied to land, can reduce fertiliser costs and increase pasture production.
The Pastoral 21 research programme measured the nutrient values and rates of nitrogen (N) released from freshly-collected and composted bedding material. The material was recovered from a covered wintering shelter with a woodchip floor.
"Woodchip" covers a number of products including post peelings, log chips and bark. It varies in size and source (green or recycled wood from various types of trees). Used woodchip bedding is a mixture of woodchip and effluent.