Nitrate issues from a regional perspective will be discussed in this webcast. Recent findings in California and the proposed solutions will be presented, as will nitrate issues in the Southeast, Midwest, and Intermountain West. This presentation was originally broadcast on May 18, 2012. More… Continue reading “Nitrates in Groundwater”
Adaptive Nutrient Management
The foundation of adaptive management is a rigorous and objective evaluation of management practices at the field level combined with a deliberate process to learn from the evaluations to make better decisions in the next season. The objective of this webcast is to teach participants about the concepts and practice of adaptive management in agricultural production. This presentation was originally broadcast on April 20, 2012. More… Continue reading “Adaptive Nutrient Management”
Chesapeake Bay 2012 – Implications of the TMDL
This is a follow-up webcast to Changing Management of Nutrients in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. That initial webcast told the story of why the TMDL was developed and the nuts and bolts of the TMDL as well as the next steps from 2010 to 2025. This webcasts shows the state response to the TMDL, the legal considerations of the TMDL and the effectiveness of policy interface between agriculture and the environment. This presentation was originally broadcast on February 17, 2012. More… Continue reading “Chesapeake Bay 2012 – Implications of the TMDL”
Proper Closure of Earthen Manure Storage Structures
When confined animal facilities cease operation, earthen manure storage and treatment structures must be closed properly to ensure that they pose little risk to the environment. This presentation was originally broadcast on October 21, 2011. More… Continue reading “Proper Closure of Earthen Manure Storage Structures”
Improving Implementation of NMPs
This webcast covers three topics to help AFO operators understand how terms of CAFO discharge/operating permits relate back to the NMP, and how the NMP implementation can be improved and better documented: (1) U.S. EPA NMP permit terms, (2) perspectives on how better implement a NMP and (3) improved record keeping. This presentation was originally broadcast on June 24, 2011. More… Continue reading “Improving Implementation of NMPs”
The Soil Health Paradigm: Holistic Manure Management
The soil health paradigm provides a holistic framework for managing manure which accounts for the soil biology. This presentation was originally broadcast on March 25, 2011. More… Continue reading “The Soil Health Paradigm: Holistic Manure Management”
Changing Management of Nutrients in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
The objective of this webcast was to outline highlights of water quality data and political drivers that will shape the future of agricultural nutrient management in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. This presentation was originally broadcast on February 18, 2011. More… Continue reading “Changing Management of Nutrients in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed”
Utilizing Liquid Livestock Manure as a Top-dress to Wheat and Side-dress to Corn
This webcast discusses five years of on-farm research plots where liquid swine and dairy manure has been applied to soft red winter wheat fields and compared to urea as a spring top-dress nitrogen source. Research plots have utilized a Veenhuizen toolbar and a Peecon toolbar to incorporate liquid manure into standing wheat and more recently a dragline has been utilized to make manure application more efficient and reduce soil compaction. This presentation was originally broadcast on January 21, 2011. More… Continue reading “Utilizing Liquid Livestock Manure as a Top-dress to Wheat and Side-dress to Corn”
Live from the National Poultry Waste Symposium
The webcast series went on the road to the National Poultry Waste Management Symposium in Greensboro, NC. We asked four of the presenters at the conference to give a shortened version of their talk and then engaged them in a roundtable discussion about environmental issues facing the poultry industry with questions submitted from the live audience as well as the “virtual” one. Originally broadcast October 26, 2010. More… Continue reading “Live from the National Poultry Waste Symposium”
Manure Application in No-Till
Novel Approaches to Manure Application in No-Till. This webcast features some of what has been learned about the agronomic, economic and environmental effects of several novel approaches to incorporating manure in no-till systems. This presentation was originally broadcast on September 17, 2010. More… Continue reading “Manure Application in No-Till”