What is the Manure Exchange Program?
The Manure Exchange Program is a community resource for farmers and gardeners to connect, share, trade, or receive excess livestock manure to improve soil and water health on their land. The program is a free, voluntary community program to recycle valuable nutrients and organic matter in Rhode Island.
Why is there a need for the program?
Rhode Island consists of many livestock farmers who have excess livestock manure on their property. Livestock manure is a valuable material that can provide nutrients to the soil as direct fertilizer or compost for fields, crop soil, and overall soil health. Livestock manure can also pose environmental and water quality risks if it is not utilized property. The Manure Exchange Program provides an opportunity for farmers to reduce their environmental and water quality risks from excess manure, save money, and ensure farmer accessibility to livestock manure more readily.
The Manure Exchange Program provides opportunities to learn about manure and compost, as well as assists those looking for manure and those looking to remove excess manure off their farm.
Are You Looking For Information About Manure & Compost?
You can check out the Manure & Compost Information section to learn more about manure, the difference between manure and compost, and additional aspects to think about as you seek to obtain or distribute manure.
Are You Seeking Manure?
• Review the List of Manure Providers here.
• Check out the New England Ag. Exchange, Manure Exchange (Coming Soon!),
an online forum to post what you are looking for or to review other posts.
Do You Want To Become A Manure Provider?
• You can Sign up to be a Manure Provider and be added to the List of Manure Providers.
• Check out the New England Ag. Exchange, Manure Exchange (Coming Soon!),
an online forum to post about the manure you can provide to others or review other posts.
Do You Need Assistance With the Removal and Transportation of Manure?
You can review the List of Manure and Compost Truckers to assist in the removal and transportation process.
DISCLAIMER
This is a “no guarantees, use at your own risk” service. Manure and compost are generally not certified to be weed-free or organic. The material may not be suitable for all intended uses.
Providers are not responsible for hauling costs or any costs associated with vehicle/dump-truck rentals, etc. This is a voluntary, community project, so please be considerate of those participating in this service.
The Rhode Island Conservation Districts and Farm Fresh Rhode Island cannot guarantee the quality of compost or manure advertised, or guarantee any particular result for its use. Under no circumstances shall The Rhode Island Conservation Districts and Farm Fresh Rhode Island be responsible for any loss or damage caused by or resulting from the exchange of manure or compost under this program.
To ensure you are getting manure that has been composted thoroughly and safely, follow the guidelines outlined on this page.
IMPORTANT! You cannot be a Provider if pyridine carboxylic herbicides (aminopyralid, clopyralid, fluroxypyr, picloram, and triclopyr) were used on livestock hay or pastures. Their presence may kill vegetation if they are in manure or compost applied to soil.
