Exporting phosphorus and possibly nitrogen from larger livestock operations as well as regions of large livestock populations is often essential for protecting water quality. Solids (and nutrient) separation technologies are an option for concentrating nutrients for export. This webinar introduces three approaches to solids separation that are being applied in commercial settings.…
Intersections of Environmental Management and Biosecurity in Animal Agriculture
This webinar addresses manure sampling challenges in a different species and recommendations to reduce sampling error. This presentation was originally broadcast on December 14, 2018. More……
Manure Sampling Considerations in Different Animal Production Systems
This webinar addresses manure sampling challenges in a different species and recommendations to reduce sampling error. This presentation was originally broadcast on November 16, 2018. More……
Manure Pit Death: A Preventable Tragedy
Jerry entered a manure pit on his family’s dairy farm. He was overcome by hydrogen sulfide. He survived, but how? Now he’s trying to save others. This presentation was originally broadcast on October 19, 2018. More……
Considerations for the use of Manure Irrigation Practices
In response to concerns about this practice, University of Wisconsin Extension convened a workgroup to examine the issues related to manure irrigation. This webinar shares their results and implications.This presentation was originally broadcast on June 15, 2018. More……
Animal Manure’s Impact on Soil Properties
This webinar focuses on the relationships of land applied livestock manure and other organic materials to soil aggregation, resistance to erosion and microbial dynamics in consideration of field characteristics. This presentation was originally broadcast on May 18, 2018. More……
Equipment and facilities for managing manure on small farms
The number of small farms is increasing in much of the country, ensuring up to date information is available is important to protect water and environmental quality. This webinar focuses on some of the farm and manure management needs of smaller farms. This presentation was originally broadcast on April 20, 2018.…
Determining Causes of Deep‐pit Swine Manure Foaming Issues and Potential Mitigation Strategies
Substantial new of information has been learned about the foaming process, its potential causes, and the different methods of addressing it. This presentation was originally broadcast on March 16, 2018. More……
Emergency Response to Natural Disasters for Livestock Facilities
This webinar discussed the various natural disasters that occurred throughout 2017 and the ways that livestock farmers and Extension professionals cooperated. This presentation was originally broadcast on January 26, 2018. More……
Effects of Long-Term Manure Applications on Soil in the Irrigated Northwest
This webinar presents an eight-year study of manure in crop rotations that include root crops (sugar beets and potatoes) and is taking a very comprehensive look at manure use. This presentation was originally broadcast on November 17, 2017. More……