Decision-Support Tools

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The decision-support tool being developed by the MaNuRe Project is based on user-based knowledge of soil chemistry, fertilization needs, crop selection, livestock production, desired level of wastewater treatment, water use, wastewater production, and regulatory requirements.

Newtrient

Newtrient helps dairy farmers, technology providers, and other stakeholders to assess manure management opportunities and challenges to make informed decisions.  Their mission is to “reduce the environmental footprint of dairy and make it economically viable to do so.” They have three priorities: 1) manure-based products, 2) ecosystem service markets, and 3) innovative technologies and effective practices.

Newtrient was founded by 12 leading milk cooperatives representing almost 20,000 dairy farmers that produce approximately half of the nation’s milk supply. To learn more about Newtrient, go to FAQs – Newtrient.

 

MaNuRe About

Management of Nutrients for Reuse (MaNuRe) aims to address the need in livestock agriculture to better manage and reuse both water and nutrient resources. MaNuRe is a multi-university, multi-disciplinary project to develop, assess, and support the best in manure treatment technology.

With the combination of continued global population growth and trend of extreme climate events and the resulting variability in reliable water resources, the requirement of water recycling becomes an integral part of agriculture wastewater resource management. Important nutrients are also lost to wastewaters, but could be recycled and reused for food production. Water treatment and nutrient needs vary geographically and change based on production, thus the user-driven strategy inherently demands a systems-based, flexible decision-making approach.

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Research

History of Public Attitudes Toward Microbial Diseases

The national extension team iAMResponsible teaches a multi-university virtual course on antimicrobial resistance across the one health spectrum every spring, some of the course materials are now available here at LPELC.

Here we include a lecture by Dr. Kari Nixon of Whitworth University on the history of public attitudes toward microbial diseases. Continue reading “History of Public Attitudes Toward Microbial Diseases”

Risk-Based Approach to Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance

The national extension team iAMResponsible teaches a multi-university virtual course on antimicrobial resistance across the one health spectrum every spring, some of the course materials are now available here at LPELC.
This lecture, from Dr. Bing Wang of the University of Nebraska, is a discussion of risk-based modeling, its use for assessing AMR interventions, and determining priorities for addressing the problem.

Continue reading “Risk-Based Approach to Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance”

Introduction to Antimicrobial Resistance

The national extension team iAMResponsible teaches a multi-university virtual course on antimicrobial resistance across the one health spectrum every spring, some of the course materials are now available here at LPELC.
This is a recording of the very first lecture for the Antimicrobial Resistance from a One Health Perspective course, presented by Drs Stephanie Lansing and Amy Schmidt, leaders of the iAMResponsible Team, it provides an introduction to antimicrobial resistance. Continue reading “Introduction to Antimicrobial Resistance”

Antimicrobial Resistance is Native to the Environment

Germs are everywhere, some resistant to medical treatment

When I was a kid, I remember being called inside for lunch on a summer day and hearing, “Wash your hands! You’ve been playing in the dirt!” Of course, we all grew up knowing that dirty hands can spread germs. But, I didn’t know until I was much older that the same soil that made my hands dirty was also the source of some pretty amazing medicines. Continue reading “Antimicrobial Resistance is Native to the Environment”