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”
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”
Manure Nutrients, Cover Crops, and Slurry Seeding
Cover crops are being promoted as a way to keep manure nutrients from leaching or running off during ‘idle’ months in the field. Coupling manure application and cover crops: Can it work and what are the benefits? This presentation was originally broadcast on January 15, 2010. More… Continue reading “Manure Nutrients, Cover Crops, and Slurry Seeding”