There is no madness here that I see.
With the CAFO regulations now from the EPA, large livestock/poultry/farrow-to-finish and other operations are going to be looking for industrial ways to handle their manure (ie, “litter”). There is no madness here: The stuff has to be dealt with in some manner.
Litter can’t be out in the open for more than 72hrs after clean out of a poultry house or you can be fined,,unless it’s under a barn..you can easily spread 50 ton on 40 acre (2 houses),people with 4 to 6 houses on 40 acre start running into problems with getting rid of it,,if there is a way to use the stuff (even just in farming equip)cheap would be a good thing..