Opening Sessions, Workshops, and Panel Discussions
- Welcome from the University of Minnesota and Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Community
- KEYNOTE | Sustainable Animal Agriculture: Past Accomplishments and Future Challenges – Marty Matlock, University of Arkansas
- INDUSTRY PANEL | Integrating Sustainability Efforts in the Livestock and Crop Industries – Brett Kaysen, National Pork Board; Ben Weinheimer, US Roundtable for Sustainable Beef; Betsy Hickman, Field to Market
- WORKSHOP | Establishing an Environmental Sustainability Framework for Animal Agriculture – Natalie Hunt
- INVITED PANEL | Wastewater Treatment for Water and Nutrient Recycling ‐ Stakeholder Perspectives – Rick Stowell and Teng Lim
- INVITED PANEL | One Health: Policies, Practices and Priorities to Address Antimicrobial Resistance – Amy Schmidt
- WORKSHOP | New Technologies to Help Us Share Stories and Ideas – University of Minnesota Extension Learning Technology
- WORKSHOP | Using Hands‐On Activities to Teach Land Application of Manure – Leslie Johnson
- INVITED PANEL | Translating Beef Production Research to Marketing Outcomes – Megan Webb
Water Quality & Soil Health
- Regional Runoff Risk Tools for Nutrient Reduction in Great Lakes States – Dustin Goering
- Minnesota’s Runoff Risk Advisory Forecast – Heather Johnson
- The Michigan EnviroImpact Tool: A Supporting Tool to Help Farmers in Forecasting Manure Nutrient Runoff Risk – Erica Rogers
- Winter Manure Application: Research Needs and Future Direction – Steven Safferman
- Nutrient Leaching Under Manure Staging Piles – Rhonda Miller
- Macropore Characterization to Enable the Selection of Practices that Minimize Soluble Phosphorus Loss – Steven Safferman
- Impact of Biochar on Nitrogen Cycling: impact of oxidation and application to filter strips – Rebecca Larson
- Impact of Animal Manure and Organic Biosolids on Properties Contributing to Soil Health – Linda Schott
Poster Presentations
- Production of greenhouse gases, ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, and odorous volatile organic compounds from manure of beef feedlot cattle implanted with anabolic steroids – Mindy Spiehs
- Production of greenhouse gases, ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, and odorous volatile organic compounds from manure of beef feedlot cattle fed diets with and without ionophores – Mindy Spiehs
- Updating manure N and P credits: A growth chamber study – Suresh Niraula
- Existing Data on Long Term Manure Storages, Opportunities to Assist Decision Makers – Michael Krcmarik
- NRCS Pilot Project of the Delta Probe Seepage Meter – Sandra Means
- Real‐Time Data Collection: Lessons Learned from the Dead Cow Tool and Hurricane Harvey – Catherine Stanley
- Effects of adding clinoptilolite zeolite on dairy manure composting mix on the compost stability and maturity – Mario de Haro Marti
- Sand bedding is it a contaminant? Is it sustainable? – Mark Misch
- Can Manure Improve Soil Health? – Teng Lim
Student Posters
- i(AM)Responsible: A Nationwide Network for Engaging Consumers and Agricultural Producers in Fighting Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) – Mara Zelt
- Quantitative Analysis of Words in Popular Press Articles about Livestock and Environment – Ryan Felton
- On‐Farm Research and Student Engagement to Assess and Promote Manure and Mulch as Land Treatment Practices in Nebraska – Agustin Olivo
- Sidedressing Corn: Swine Manure via Dragline Hose Produces Yields Comparable to Synthetic Fertilizer – Christopher Pfarr
- Methodologies for In‐situ Characterization of the Impact of Equine Manure Management Practices on Water Quality – Agustin Francisco
- Energy consumption in commercial Midwest dairy barns – Kirsten Sharpe
- Innovative Solar Energy Utilization for Minnesota Swine Farms – Brigit Lozinski
- Evaluation of current products for use in deep pit swine manure storage structures for mitigation of odors and reduction of NH3, H2S, and VOC emissions from stored swine manure – Baitong Chen
- Phosphorus Release from Sewage Sludge Incinerator Ash in Corn/Soybean Field Study – Persephone Ma
- Adventure Dairy: Educational and Technical Tools for Carbon Cycle Modeling on a Virtual Dairy Farm – Margaret Carolan
Manure Treatment Systems
- NRCS Solid‐Liquid Separation Document ‐ It is Finally Here! – Jeff Porter
- Preliminary Study of Sand Settling Lane Designs and Performance – Matthew Robert
- Characterization of nutrients and GHG emissions from separated dairy manure – Horacio Aguirre‐Villegas
- Development and Application of the Newtrient Environmental Assessment Tool (NEAT): A Methodology for Comparing Manure Treatment Technologies – Curt Gooch
- Newtrient Manure Technology Catalog: An On‐line Resource for Farmers and Their Key Advisors and Others Involved in Dairy Manure Management – Mark Stoermann
- Considerations in Evaluating Manure Treatment Systems for Dairy Farms – Curt Gooch
- Feasibility of Reducing a Dairy Farm’s Manure Enterprise Costs Using a Wet Gasification Technology – Peter Wright
- The Cold Process…Disassembling Raw Manure From 5000 Cows – Mike Rohlfsen
- Versatility of the MAnure PHosphorus EXtraction (MAPHEX) System in Removing Phosphorus, Odor, Microbes, and Alkalinity from Dairy Manures – Clinton Church
- Performance and Pay‐Back of a Solid‐Liquid Separation Finishing Barn – Teng Lim
- Comparison of Sulfuric vs Oxalic Sulfuric When Forming Struvite from Liquid Dairy Manure – Joe Harrison
- Aeration for Elimination of Manure Odor and Manure Runoff: What one Professional Engineer has learned in the past 12 years – John Ries
Environmental Planning
- Evaluating Manure Nutrient Density and Paths for Improved Distribution – Rebecca Larson
- Impacts of New Phosphorous Regulations on composting of animal manures – Michael Bryan‐Brown
- Comparison of Struvite to Mono‐ammonium‐Phosphate as a Phosphorus Source on Commercial Alfalfa Fields – Joe Harrison
- Spatial and Temporal Soil Nitrogen Distribution After Shallow Disk Manure Injection in Corn – Robert Meinen
- Side-dressing Emerged Corn with Liquid Livestock Manure – Glen Arnold
- Phosphorus contribution from distillers grains to corn and wheat in North Dakota – Jasper Teboh
- Comparison between Different Approaches to Estimating Nutrient Balances in Livestock Production Watersheds – Mahmoud Sharara
- Predicting Manure Nitrogen and Phosphorus Characteristics of Beef Open Lot Systems – Richard Koelsch
- Impact of Fluctuating Fertilizer Prices on Poultry Manure Nutrient Value – John Chastain
- Flushing liquid dairy manure solid particle and nutrient distributions – Lide Chen
- Impact of Anaerobic Digestion on Solids, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, and Sulfur Concentrations of Swine Manure – John P. Chastain
Emerging Contaminants
- Soil Type and Short‐Term Survival of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus – Dan Miller
- Fate of antimicrobials during dairy manure management and processing – Stephanie Lansing
- Antibiotic measurement and recovery in manure and impacts on antimicrobial resistance in agricultural settings – Andrea Yarberry
- Development of a cost‐effective treatment process for removing antimicrobials from agricultural wastewater – Mindy Spiehs
Anaerobic Digestion / Fermentation
- Anaerobic Digestion Policy Analysis: Understanding Perceptions, Knowledge and Implementation – Carlton Poindexter
- Overview of the U.S. Agricultural Biogas Industry and AgSTAR Technical Resources – Nick Elger
- Two Ways to AD/Biogas Systems Implementation: The Right Way, and Again – Decades of Findings – Keith Henn
- Advancements in Anaerobic Sequential Batch Reactor (ASBR) Design – Douglas Hamilton
- Synergetic Process Parameters Interaction in Solid State Anaerobic Co‐Digestion – Ademola Ajayi‐Banji
- Fungal Treatment to Enhance the Nutritional Value of Canola Meal for Animal Feed – Fatemeh Heidari
- Effect of Pretreatment and Agitation Frequency on Methane Yield in Solid State Anaerobic Co‐Digestion of Dairy Manure and Corn Stover – Ademola Ajayi‐Banji
- Revenue Streams from Poultry Manure in AD – Bill Parmentier
Air Quality
- The Use of USDA‐NRCS Conservation Innovation Grants to Advance Air Quality Improvements – Greg Zwicke
- Seasonal and Spatial Variations in Aerial Ammonia Concentrations in Deep Pit Beef Cattle Barns – Erin Cortus
- Greenhouse Gases and Ammonia Emissions from Application of Beef Manure and Urea in Corn – Suresh Niraula
- Sodium Bisulfate Treatment of Horse Stalls in the Southeastern United States – Carissa Wickens
Sustainable Animal Systems
- Carbon, water, and land use for pork production when modifying type and regional sourcing of feed ingredients – Jennifer Schmitt
- Environmental impacts of dairy production systems in the changing climate of the Northeast – Alan Rotz
- Thermal and electrical energy and water consumption in a Midwest dairy parlor – Brad Heins
- Pasture‐based Dairy Impact on Nitrogen and Phosphorus Cycling in Response to Grazing Grass‐Legume Mixtures over Monocultures – Jenny Long
- A national assessment of the environmental impacts of beef cattle production – Alan Rotz
Communicating About Livestock Operations & Manure
- Adding Color to Your Program…People and Personalities – Mary Keena
- Survey of Pennsylvania Manure Hauler and Broker Certification Program – Robert Meinen
- Transforming Manure from Waste to Worth to Support Responsible Livestock Production in Nebraska – Amy Schmidt
- Development of Short Educational Videos for CAFO Related Topics – Teng Lim
- Development of a Livestock Siting Assessment Matrix – Rick Stowell