This webcast shares information on: monitoring protocols for anaerobic digesters, fate of nitrogen from manure after it has been anaerobically digested (AD), effect of AD manure on grass yield and nitrogen uptake, the fate of bacteria from manure after it has been AD, and the fate of bacteria after land application of AD manure. This presentation was originally broadcast on May 21, 2011. More… Continue reading “Anaerobically Digested Manures”
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”
Manure Spills and Emergency Planning
Managing Manure Spills and AFO/CAFO Emergency Planning. This presentation was originally broadcast on July 9, 2010. More… Continue reading “Manure Spills and Emergency Planning”
Livestock and Poultry Mortality Composting
Livestock and Poultry Mortality Composting: A Natural Rendering Process. This presentation was originally broadcast on May 14, 2010. More… Continue reading “Livestock and Poultry Mortality Composting”
Precision Phosphorus Feeding for Dairy Cattle
Precision Phosphorus Feeding of the Dairy Cow. This presentation was originally broadcast on March 19, 2010. More… Continue reading “Precision Phosphorus Feeding for Dairy Cattle”
Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule Update and Carbon Footprint of Dairy Systems
Includes an update on implementation (or lack thereof) of the manure management section of the newly released Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting rule, with an industry perspective on impacts of the rule. The webcast also highlights a USDA ARS model on calculating greenhouse gas emissions and plans to develop resources to help affected producers comply with the EPA rule. This presentation was originally broadcast on December 18, 2009. More… Continue reading “Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule Update and Carbon Footprint of Dairy Systems”