MANURE SCIENCE REVIEW - EDUCATING OHIO LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS
Extension Education
Glen J. Arnold
Field Specislist
Ohio State University Extension
Findlay
Abstract
\r\n The Ohio State University Extension annual Manure Science Review (MSR) was held in Putnam County to continue our efforts to educate farmers to better utilize liquid livestock manure. The program consisted of morning educational presentations on Liquid Manure Plot Study Results, Lake Erie Phosphorus Task Force, Lake Erie EQIP, Control Structures for Managing Field Tile Nutrients, and the Use of Nitrification Inhibitors with Liquid Manure. The afternoon field portion of the MSR consisted of Shallow Tillage Machinery Demonstrations, Touring Established Cover Crop Plots, Liquid Manure Corn Sidedress Demonstrations, Viewing Tile Control Structures, and Smoking Field Tile to Reveal Preferential Flow Avenues. The MSR was held at a working farm. Nine varieties of cover crops were drilled or broadcast and tilled seven weeks in advance of the program. Cover crops included low-cost commonly available crops such as oats and rye. More expensive legume cover crops were also planted. All cover crop plots were labeled with variety, seeding rate and seed costs. Local equipment dealers provided equipment for the demonstrations. Pressurized white smoke was forced into field tile and escaped through soil cracks over a distance of several hundred feet. More than 80 farmers and agency personnel attended. Evaluations completed indicated the afternoon field day activities helped support the morning educational programs by allowing farmers to view the smoking field tiles, cover crops, tile control structures and equipment demonstrations.
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Authors: G.J. Arnold, A Meddles
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Arnold, G. County Extension Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Ohio, 45875
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Meddles, A. Program Coordinator, Environmental Management, Ohio State University Extension, Ohio, 43210