The Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Community offers a free monthly webinar on a variety of issues related to animal manure management.Next Live Webinar
The next webinar will be held on August 21, 2026, at 1:30 PM Central. In this webinar, we will discuss how the use of plastics in agriculture contributes to soil contamination, microplastic pollution, and reduced long-term soil health. Single-use plastics like mulch films, bale wrap, and silage bags and covers can degrade into contaminants that can alter soil pH, disrupt microbial communities, and hinder plant growth. Additionally, plastic residues can leach hazardous chemicals, which could end up in the food chain. The panel will address the concerns with plastic use in agricultural settings, alternatives to traditional plastics, recycling of agricultural plastics, and equipment design to manage agricultural plastics.
Webinar Scheduler
The upcoming webinars will continue to include air and water quality topics. As webcast topics and speakers are finalized, they are posted at Upcoming Webcasts and announced in the newsletter.
Attending a Live Webinar
The webinars are presented live on the third Friday of each month (some exceptions apply) at 2:30 pm (eastern), 1:30 pm (central), 12:30 pm (mountain) and 11:30 am (pacific). All webinars are recorded and archived for on-demand viewing.
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- First-time viewers should follow the steps on the How Do I Participate in a Webinar? page to be sure you have the appropriate software and web connection.
- On the day of the webcast connect through the Live Webinar Information page.
Due to system changes in the summer of 2016, the URL for the webinar will change each time, so please plan to connect through the Live Webinar Information page.
Viewing an Archived Webinar
Each archive includes the video segments, presentation slides, written summaries of the question and answer session (when available), links to additional information, and access to individual segments within each webinar.
You have two options for finding and archived presentation:
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- Browse by Topic
- Browse Chronological List
Continuing Education Units
The webcast series has been approved for Continuing Education Units (CEUs) through the Certified Crop Advisers (CCA) and to members of the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS).