Wondering how to “go green” in the barn this April? Arenus Animal Health offers a few simple ways to maintain an earth-friendly barn.
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Maintaining an earth-friendly barn is not a difficult or expensive process, and green barn practices can save significant water, supplies and energy.
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The month of April often brings talk of environmental awareness with Earth Day. Many barn owners wonder what they can do to “go green” at home and in the barn. Fortunately, maintaining an earth-friendly barn is not a difficult or expensive process. In many cases, green barn practices can save significant water, supplies and energy over time.
Additionally, greener products are often gentler on your animals' skin and will not leach harmful chemicals into the soil. Soil leaching can harm local soil quality over time, cause groundwater contamination and negatively impact local farms. Since the benefits of an earth friendly barn are many, why not get started today?
Below are a few of our favorite tips from Team Arenus to help support a greener barn:
- Reuse your rain water – Saving water is a great way to cut costs and conserve resources. Start by using a water barrel or cistern to collect rain water and melted snow to reuse throughout the barn. Be sure that there are no leaks in the barn and that hoses are fully turned off after each use. Reusing water and cutting waste is especially important during dry times of the year.
- Compost manure waste – Manure is one of the main waste by-products in many barns. Did you know composting can reduce your manure pile by up to 50%? The output – fresh fertilizer – returns valuable nutrients back to the soil and can be easily used to fertilize your vegetable garden, flower beds, and even your pasture.
- Store grain properly – Save grain by making sure you are storing your grain properly. There are many how-to articles and tips on storing grain effectively available online. Do a quick audit in your barn for grain storage, and make sure you have the proper storage containers. This tip will help you reduce food waste and lower grain costs over time.
- Recycle barn containers – Barn containers do not need to be thrown away. Many sturdy supplement or product containers can be easily reused as tool boxes or miscellaneous item containers. Create a section in your barn to collect and sort barn containers by material type – plastic, glass, paper, and be sure to rinse them out before placing them into the recycling bin.
- Install solar panels – Solar panels may be an up-front cost for barn owners, but the benefits can significantly add up over time. Save money and reduce your energy consumption with this eco-friendly barn add-on.
- Install timers or dimmers – It is not difficult to conserve your light usage in the barn. Start by installing timers or light dimmers throughout the barn to cut down light usage and save on your energy bill each month.
Remember, it is the basics of conservation – reduce, reuse and recycle – that add up to major changes that can make a positive impact on the earth and in your barn.
At Arenus Animal Health, we pride ourselves in our environmentally friendly production and manufacturing efforts. Additionally, we offer earth-friendly packaging options for our customers through our Ride For A Green World initiative. Ride For A Green World reduces plastic packaging by eliminating the traditional plastic product bucket found in equine supplements. The program also offers an additional discount when customers purchase select Ride For A Green World marked items. Browse the full selection of Arenus Animal Health's eco-friendly packaging options by visiting arenus.com.
Learn more about the full line of Arenus Animal Health products by visiting arenus.com. Currently, site visitors can browse the selection of Ride For A Green World products to reduce their use of plastic packaging and receive an additional discount with their order. Additionally, online shoppers will enjoy a free 8 oz. Sore No-More Performance Ultra Liniment when they purchase select Benefab by Sore No-More products. Visit arenus.com to place your risk-free order today.
About Arenus Animal Health
Arenus Animal Health has been a leader in the animal health products industry since 2007. Arenus Animal Health offers health solutions for companion animals as well as competitive animal athletes. Arenus Animal Health’s nutraceutical line offers complete digestive solutions to horses as well as total joint health for horses and dogs. Arenus Animal Health also offers a complete line of herbal health solutions for both companion and competitive animals. For more information on Arenus Animal Health, visit www.arenus.com.