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OCAMM odds & ends

From the Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Community (LPEL):
Webinar: Changes in manure management between CEAP I & II | September 23 @ 2:30 pm (EDT) | Learn how environmental impacts of conservation practices on cultivated cropland have shifted and how research at Texas A&M AgriLife is aimed at developing conservation practice protocols to eliminate manure contaminants. | Details

LPELC September Newsletter | Articles include manure nutrient trends and creating dynamic book values through Manure DB, using vermifiltration as a manure manager tool, and more.  |  Newsletter

From OSU:
Soil Health Tour & Event | Tour: September 19-28 | Wrap-up event: September 29 at 6 pm | This self-paced tour of 19 farms, plus 6 virtual stops, highlights a variety of practices and their effects on soil health.  |  Details

2022 eBarnes Report | Results of on-farm manure research includes manure dry matter vs. NPK, composting, sensing for manure application,  and more.   | Report

From Blanchard River Demonstration Farms Network:
New factsheet: Manure application timing: In-crop vs. fall | A 2 year study compared the agronomic, economic and environmental outcomes from applying swine manure on a growing crop vs swine manure/UAN with incorporation in the fall.  |  Factsheet

From Hoard’s Dairyman:
Webinar: Will manure processing technology work on my farm? | October 10 @11:00 am EDT | Rebecca Larson with the University of Wisconsin will discuss several technologies, including what they can achieve.  |  Details

From Ohio Country Journal:
Using cover crops with fall manure applications | Greg LaBarge and Glen Arnold (OSU Extension) discuss the effectiveness of different cover crops for retaining the nitrogen in fall applied manure.  |  Article

From National Hog Farmer:
Impact of manure timing on effective nitrogen supply | Analysis of yield data indicated that, compared to liquid swine manure applied in the spring, the nitrogen efficiency for late fall application was 50% and for early fall only 17%.  |  Article

From Conservation Innovations Newsletter:
Could NC export poop for profit? | A new study will evaluate a low-cost, low-energy solar process for drying swine manure sludge, allowing it to be economically transported to areas that need nutrients and providing a potential revenue source.  |  Article

From EPA AgSTAR:
Practices to reduce methane emissions from livestock manure management | Information on 10 practices, including daily spread, composting, and pasture based management, and their impact on methane reductions.  |  Report