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What is the difference between manure and fertilizer? What are they used for?AnswerFollow· 7▾ Have this question too? Request Answers:Request From QuoraWe will distribute this question to writers, and notify you about new answers.Vethaiya BalasubramanianVethaiya Balasubramanian, Freelance consultant at Freelancing (2006-present)126 Answers in FarmingPrasanta MisraPrasanta Misra, I am an agricultural engineer from IIT Kharagpur with MBA from IIM Ahmedabad32 Answers in FarmingGagan MadaharGagan Madahar, studied at Guru Teg Bahadur Public School6 Answers in FarmingView More or Search6 ANSWERSTravis BorstmayerTravis Borstmayer, Farm-kid/City-kid hybridAnswered Sep 5, 2016All manure is fertilizer, but not all fertilizer is manureManure is animal poop. Usually it comes from farm animals such as cows, horses, goats, sheep, etc. The manure contains a lot of nitrogen, which is an essential Ingredient for plant growth.However lots if farmers use Anhydrous ammonia (NH3) to provide plants with the nitrogen they need.Although manure and ammonia can both be used to meet a plants nitrogen needs, ammonia isn`t manure, it`s fertilizer.There are also other fertilizers like potash, which contains another key ingredient for plant growth: potassium (potassium gets its name from potash)Manure refers to none of these things. Manure is animal poop.