Small Dairy & Open Feedlot Manure Management Field Day
June 28, 2010
When: Friday, July 23, 2010
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Where: Fick's Swiss Farm
Galen & Sandy Fick
2817 Jackson Ave
Boyden, IA 51234
Directions: 3 miles west of Boyden on Hwy 18; 3 3/4 miles north on Jackson Ave.
Biosecurity procedures will be implemented. Please wear street shoes. Plastic boots will be provided.
Increasing attention is being focused on small to medium-sized dairies and open feedlots for regulatory compliance. Recent state and federal inspections in Iowa have increased the awareness of manure-runoff issues and have led to actions against livestock producers to better manage manure. The purpose of this field day is to provide information and technical assistance to small and medium-sized dairies and open feedlots in regards to manure management issues.
The agenda will include;
EPA and Iowa DNR Regulatory Issues
Gene Tinker and Ken Hessenius, DNR
NRCS Technical Assistance and Cost Share Opportunities
Greg Marek, Sioux County NRCS District Conservationist
Iowa Manure Management Action Group
Angie Rieck-Hinz, ISU Program Specialist
Manure Storage Control
Manure sample analysis and what that means for your cropping system
Joel De Jong, ISU Field Agronomist
Manure Spreader Calibration
Kris Kohl, ISU Engineer
Manure Application Equipment Showcase
Matt Vande Hoef, Van's Implement Ltd.
For more information or for questions, please contact Chris Mondak or Beth Doran at the Sioux County Extension Office, 712-737-4230
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