Monday, April 7 |
| 1:00 – 5:00 PM | Registration |
| 5:00 – 8:00 PM | Dinner on Your Own |
Tuesday, April 8 |
| 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM | TOUR: Magic Valley: Comprehensive Dairy Industry Showcase | TOUR: Treasure Valley: Water/Wastewater Management | TOUR: Treasure Valley: Agricultural Production & Sustainable/Regenerative Agriculture | |
| 6:00 – 8:30 PM | DINNER for EIGHT or DINNER on YOUR OWN |
Wednesday, April 9 |
| 8:00 – 10:30 AM | Welcome & Opening Session |
| 10:30 – 11:00 AM | BREAK |
| 11:00 AM – 12:20 PM | Circular Bioeconomy(Session B1) | Nutrient Management(Session B2) | Mortality Management(Session B3) | |
| Comparative Evaluation of Dairy Manure Compost Supply Chains in the US Pacific Northwest - Patrick Hatzenbuehler, University of Idaho
| Manure Nutrient Sensing Technologies - Joseph Sanford, University of Wisconsin | Awful Offal: Partnerships to Benefit Livestock Producers, Local Food Chains, Human Health, and the Environment - AJ Mulder, Washington State Dept. of Ag. | |
| Leveraging Carbon Intensity Scoring for Sustainable Livestock Feed Supply Chains - Luke Soko, Iowa State University | Cyanobacteria biofertilizer production from manure - Brian Langolf, University of Wisconsin
| Impacts of Swine Carcass Preparation and Carbon Material on Effectiveness of Shallow Burial with Carbon (SBC) - Mahmoud Sharara, North Carolina State University | |
| Economic feasibility of dairy manure and food waste co-digestion at small, medium, and large farms - Lauren Ray, Cornell University | Liquid dairy manure in a sugarbeet rotation - Melissa Wilson, University of Minnesota | Risk Mapping of Potential Groundwater Contamination from Swine Carcass Leachate in Nebraska Using HYDRUS-1D and GIS Integration - Gustavo Castro, University of Nebraska | |
| Closing the Loop: Extension’s Role in Driving Circularity in Manure Management - Daniel Anderson, Iowa State University | Agronomic Effectiveness of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Recovered from Swine Manure - Wooiklee Paye, USDA | | |
| 12:20 – 1:30 PM | LUNCH |
| 1:30 – 3:00 PM | Industry Sustainability Panel |
| 3:00 – 3:30 PM | BREAK |
| 3:30 – 5:00 PM | Manure Management EducationSession D1 | Nutrient ManagementSession D2 | Manure Management SystemsSession D3 | |
| Training Development for On-Farm Anaerobic Digester Operators - Mahmoud Sharara, North Carolina State University
| Optimizing Manure Nitrogen Application Timing in Corn Production for Sustainability and Profitability - Jacob Willsea, Iowa State University | Concise Composting - Jeffery Gage, Green Mountain Technologies | |
| From Waste to Worth; Creating an educational opportunity from a disaster - Mary Keena, North Dakota State University | High Clearance Robotic Irrigation Impacts on Soybeans and Corn Yield and Nutrient Application - Andrew Klopfenstein, Ohio State University
| Enhancing phosphorus recovery from anaerobically digested dairy effluent using biochar and FeCl₃ in a rotary belt filter system - Mariana Santoro, University of Idaho | |
| From Lecture to Hands-On Learning: Engaging Iowa's Manure Applicators Through Active Certification Programs - Daniel Anderson, Iowa State University | Assessing the impacts of crop and nutrient management practices on long-term water quality and quantity in a dairy intensive irrigated agricultural region using the SWAT model - Galen Richards, University of Idaho | The Economics of Carbon Markets for Dairy Industry - Nina Gibson, Washington State Dept. of Ag. | |
| Taking the Pulse: Insights into the Needs and Challenges of Iowa's Commercial Manure Application Industry - Daniel Anderson, Iowa State University | Can Environmental Data Spark a Circular Economy? Exploring the Potential of a California Dairy Manureshed - Emily Waring, Sustainable Conversation | Performance of Manure Processing Systems in Wisconsin - Rebecca Larson, University of Wisconsin | |
| 5:30 – 7:30 PM | |
| 7:30 – 8:30 PM | DINNER on YOUR OWN or GRAD STUDENT SOCIAL |
Thursday, April 10 |
| 8:30 – 10:10 AM | Producer Sustainability Panel |
| 10:10 – 10:40 AM | BREAK |
| 10:40 AM – 12:00 PM | Air Quality & GHG EmissionsSession G1 | Soil Health/CIG StudiesSession G2 | Manure Treatment TechnologySession G3 | |
| Seasonal greenhouse gas emissions from dairy manure storages in New York State - Jason Oliver, Cornell University | Manure and Wood Based Biochar Soil Amendment Field Trials - Rebecca Larson, University of Wisconsin | Using Composted Poultry Litter to Improve the Chemical and Physical Properties of Potting Media for Woody Ornamental Production - John Chastain, Clemson University | |
| Laboratory estimation of methane emission rates from Midwest dairy manure samples representing common manure types and storage conditions - Mary Grace Erickson, University of Minnesota
| Impact of Cover Crops on Nutrient Leaching - Rhonda Miller, Utah State University | Novel technologies for dairy manure treatment: recovering ammonia with bioelectrochemical systems - McKenzie Burns, University of Wisconsin
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| Methane leakage imaging, detection, and quantification from dairy manure biogas capture systems - Lauren Ray, Cornell University | Impact of Ammonia Reduction Management Practices in Land Applied Manure on Nitrogen Losses and Nitrogen Use Efficiency -Juma Bukomba, University of Wisconsin | N2 Applied: A Novel Approach to Increasing Nitrogen in Animal Manure - Jeff Porter, Newtrient | |
| Ammonia and greenhouse gas emissions when chicken litter is added to beef pen surface material - Bobbi Stromer, USDA | Manure Can Offset Nitrogen Fertilizer Needs and Increase Corn Silage Yield – Value of Manure Project - Juan Carlos Ramos, Cornell University | Co-recovery of phosphorus from swine manure using wastes with acid precursors - Matias Vanotti, USDA | |
| 12:00 – 1:10 PM | LUNCH |
| 1:10 – 2:30 PM | Air Quality & GHG EmissionsSession H1 | Soil Health/CIG StudiesSession H2 | Manure Treatment TechnologySession H3 | WORKSHOP: Session H4 |
| Sustainability of the Dairy Industry in the United States - Mark McGuire, University of Idaho | Can Cover Crops Help Nutrient Management in Idaho Dairy Systems? Mario de Haro-Marti, University of Idaho | Phosphorus Recycling from Dairy Manure via Hydrochar – Experience from the Lab-Scale to Pilot-Scale Hydrothermal Carbonization Prototype - Mohammad Nazrul Islam, University of Idaho | Building Value in Baseline Sustainability Assessments - Mary Grace Erickson, University of Minnesota |
| Livestock Emissions in the United States: Challenges, Efforts, and Opportunities - Gilbert Miito, University of Idaho | Can Manure Application Offset Tillage Impact on Soil Health Metrics in Organic Systems? - Linda Schott, University of Idaho | Effect of Swine Manure Nitrification on Mesophilic Anaerobic Digester Performance - Kristina Jones, North Carolina State University |
| Sustainable Use of Orchard Debris for Vermifiltration: Advancing Regenerative Agriculture and Wastewater Treatment - Sierra Smith, Perca | | Ammonia recovery from anaerobically digested dairy manure using electrodialysis coupled with a hydrophobic gas-permeable membrane for stripping - Ashish Kumar Das, University of Idaho
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| Particulate matter concentrations in a swine farrowing room microenvironment - Jiqin Ni, Purdue | | Short-term bio-electrochemical pretreatment of dairy manure for efficient sulfide remediation prior to anaerobic digestion - Lingkan Ding, University of Minnesota
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| 2:30 – 3:00 PM | BREAK |
| 3:00 – 4:40 PM | Air Quality & GHG EmissionsSession I1 | Nutrients in Manure management SystemsSession I2 | WORKSHOP: Session I3 | WORKSHOP: Session I4 |
| Modeling ammonia (NH3) and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from dairy manure management in organic dairy farms - Horacio Aguirre-Villegas, University of Wisconsin | Manure nutrient trends from 2012-2022 - Nancy Bohl Bormann, University of Minnesota | Moving the Sustainability Needle - Mary Grace Erickson, University of Minnesota | Estimation of Plant Available Nitrogen in Poultry Litter: A Practical Data-Based Method for Extension Educators - John Chastain, Clemson University |
| Reducing Ammonia Emissions from Poultry Litter with Lignite and Lignosulfonate - Steph Kulesza, North Carolina State University | An Analysis of Poultry Litter Purchases in South Carolina - Nathan Smith, Clemson University
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| Effective community co-creation approaches for livestock manure management - Mindi DePaola, Environmental Defense Fund | Summary of Manure Handling Certification Programs Across the United States - Robert Meinen, Penn State University |
| | Distillers grains impact on feedlot pen surface material - Bobbi Stromer, USDA |
| | Decades of advancement in the practice of manure storage and toward continued future success - Michael Krcmarik, USDA
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| 5:30 – 8:00 PM | DINNER (Included with Registration) |
Friday, April 11 |
| 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM | WORKSHOP: Session J1
Using an interactive map exercise to help producers better manage their manure - Leslie Johnson, University of Nebraska | WORKSHOP: Session J2
Using ManureTech Decision-Support Tools to Aid in Manure System Selection - Erin Scott, University of Arkansas | WORKSHOP: Session J3
Mortality Composting to Control Disease - Jean Bohnotal, Cornell University | |
