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| September 9, 2010 |
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Current environmental situations and legal battles may have
far-reaching implications for livestock and poultry producers across the
United States. A panel of leading agricultural industry lawyers told
attendees at the recent Food Agriculture & Biofuels Conference that it
is time to focus on current events even if they seem far from their back
yards. The conference was sponsored by the Faegre & Benson law firm and
held in Minneapolis, MN.
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Now’s the Time to incorporate a Slurrystore System into your nutrient
management program. Slurrystore is compatible for any system whether
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A Manitoba-based research project will study the fate of minerals
from animal feeds that may be transferred into manure, and subsequently
into crop production systems. Researchers will measure concentrations of
selenium, copper, boron and zinc in feed and manure, while also
attempting to quantify concentrations of other elements, such as
arsenic, phosphorus, nitrogen, cobalt, manganese, cadmium and lead.
Nitrogen and phosphorus are being analyzed in the manure because the
rate of land application of metals in manure depends on these nutrients.
Manure use and regulations are based on nitrogen and phosphorus;
therefore, it is critical for the researchers to be able to relate trace
mineral concentrations to those nutrients.
The overall intent of the project is to better quantify the transfer of
trace minerals from feed to manure in order to help determine if feed is
the dominant source of minerals, or if there are other sources that
should be investigated. The project will be administered by the Manitoba
Livestock Manure Management Initiative, Inc. and funded by a
Canada-Manitoba Growing Forward Initiative. Learn more at www.manure.mb.ca.
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Ohio State University (OSU) experts say a number of parameters must
be taken into account when putting a value on manure as a crop nutrient
resource. In a recent Ohio State University Crop Observation and
Recommendation Network (CORN) newsletter, Robert Mullen and Darlene
C. Florence urge producers to consider the composition of the manure,
source variability, and the need for crop nutrients based on soil test
information.
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The Iowa Manure Management Action Group (IMMAG) at Iowa State
University offers several educational manure handling videos for online
learning. The IMMAG home page, www.agronext.iastate.edu/,
contains links to four video clips, including: “Wet Weather Management
of Manure Storage,” “Hydrogen Sulfide Management in Deep-Pit Swine
Housing,” “Hydrogen Sulfide Safety in Deep-Pit Housing,” plus a
two-part video entitled, “Update on Deep-Pit Fires and Foam.” Part 1
provides further understanding the causes, while Part 2 explains how and
why foam is formed. More videos are planned for the future.
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Ohio State University ecological engineers will be demonstrating a
newly developed, small-scale biodigester at the upcoming Farm Science
Review, Sept. 21-23, at the Molly Caren Agricultural Center in London,
OH. Jay Martin, a researcher with the Ohio Agricultural Research and
Development Center, recently developed a modified, fixed-dome digester
that can make methane from manure. The methane can be burned as an
alternative to natural gas or propane, or converted to electricity using
a generator.
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The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers will
be hosting an International Symposium on Air Quality and Manure
Management for Agriculture on Sept. 13-16, 2010, at the Doubletree Hotel
in Dallas, TX. The extensive program and registration details are
available online at www.asabe.org/meetings/.
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Iowa State University Extension and Eldon C. Stutsman, Inc. are
sponsoring a manure injection field demonstration on Sept. 15, 2010, at
the Southeast Research and Demonstration Farm near Crawfordsville, IA,
beginning at 10:30 a.m. The field day will highlight several different
manure injectors operating in freshly harvested soybean residue.
Attendees will have a chance to see residue levels before and after
injection, observe a drag-hose system, and learn about current manure
nitrogen issues. The Research Farm is located 1 ¾ miles south of
Crawfordsville on Hwy 218, then 2 miles east on G-62, then ¾ mile north
(watch for event signs). A free lunch will be served courtesy of Eldon
C. Stutsman, Inc.
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The Nose 2010 International Conference on Environmental Odor
Monitoring and Control will be held Sept. 22-24, 2010 in Florence,
Italy. Research results will be presented from a variety of projects
targeting odors from both livestock and municipal wastewater systems.
View the program and register online at www.aidic.it/nose2010/.
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The 4th International Conference on Greenhouse Gases and Animal
Agriculture will take place on Oct. 3-8 in Banff, Alberta, Canada. More
than 350 delegates are expected to attend, representing 39 countries.
While conference participants are drawn primarily from the scientific
community, the information presented will be relevant to producers,
industry and policy developers involved with animal agriculture. In
addition to technical workshops and sessions, the conference will
include discussions of specific livestock production strategies to
mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, as well as present ideas related to
industry benchmarks and mitigation targets.
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The Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) 2010 Watershed Management to
Improve Water Quality conference will be held Nov. 14-17, 2010, at the
Hyatt Regency Baltimore on the Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD. This is the
fifth conference in a series on this topic, presented by the American
Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE). Reports will
cover the ongoing research and outreach efforts related to TMDL
development and implementation and watershed management. The conference
has a special emphasis on issues pertaining to the Chesapeake Bay
Program.
Learn more at www.asabe.org/meetings/.
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National Hog Farmer
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