Composting of solid swine manure is becoming an increasing laternative for manure handling straegies. This particular study examined the ability to compost solid swine manure with two media: sawdust andchopped fescue hay. The solid manure and sawdust or fescue hay were placed in compost bins in ordr to achieve a carbon:nitrogen ratio of 25-35:1 and a moisture content of 55-65%. Internal temperature fo the compost wasmeasured to predict biological activity, the compost was mixed when the internal temperature decreased. Preliminary resultrs saw a reduction in weight of 33% in the manure-sawdust mixture and 59% in the manure-fescure chopped mixture. Compostinfg days ranged from 36 – 44 days.