BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – The Agency of Agriculture says ‘tis the season to keep the manure spreader in the barn.
The annual winter manure spreading ban is in place now and runs until April 1.
During the ban, you can’t spread manure, compost, or spoiled feed on agricultural fields.
It also violates ‘required agricultural practices’ to spread agricultural waste on frozen, saturated, or snow-covered fields any time of the year.
Spreading in the winter increases the risk of runoff into waterways.