The problem with manure is that it is a volatile source of N. You lose lots of it before it gets put to use by the plants. I'm not sure what the stance is from an organic standpoint, but you need micronutrients in addition to P, K, calcium, etc. Take soil samples and send them off to Midwest Labs. They will better be able to help you.
I will tell you this. Some of the best fields I have seen have been no tilled into an old hay field. Hay fields are not depleted like crop fields are. This last year I planted one of the top fields to beans. It is horrible dirt and rarely raises a decent crop. I was using the new planter and wanted to see just how good it was at no till. I ran the outer two units into the hay field all of the way around. Those two rows made more than the rest of the field total. Way back when, all I heard was how poor hay ground soil was and you couldn't break it out and use it because it wouldn't grow a crop. It has taken a long time to get that out of my mind and realize the opposite is true.
The home pasture here gets most of it's fertilizer from the chicken houses. It seems to do well, but I try to put it on when it will get washed in. Again, poop is a volitile source of N.
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