1. How far (feet/mile) downstream are pathogens detected in a stream from where they enter the stream? Once pathogens enter a stream, do they remain viable for long distances? Published: January 08, 2008
2. Can you give an example of pathogen survival times? Published: January 08, 2008
3. I'm planning on getting a Thoroughbred sometime this summer. I don't know much about him yet, but I expect that he'll be a tall, skinny, ex-racehorse. I know that sometimes they have behavioral problems, but I'm experienced. I have a lot of land and plan on fencing off an acre for him. He will be outdoors year round in the Maine weather. He will wear blankets, and he will have a 12' x 15' shelter. He will be my first home-kept horse. Any suggestions? Published: January 08, 2008
4. What are the trends in pathogen outbreaks? Are they increasing or decreasing? Published: January 08, 2008
5. Is it all right to turn horses out to graze a wheat field just starting to head out? There has been NO drought stress. Published: January 08, 2008
6. How does nitrogen get from manure into groundwater? Published: January 08, 2008
7. Why do states use different nutrient availability numbers for calculating the fertilizer value of manure? Published: January 08, 2008
8. What do I need to know about various manure application methods with respect to the amount of nutrients that are available to the crop? Published: January 08, 2008
9. My state is considering best management practices (BMPs) to minimize air emissions. One BMP being considered is to apply manure only in cool, even wet, weather and even irrigate after application. Wouldn't this type of activity increase the risk of pathogen exposure to humans and be contrary to the BMPs for pathogen control? Published: January 08, 2008
10. I work in a clay pan area with perched water tables. How would vegetative treatment systems operate if put on clay pan situations? Published: January 08, 2008
11. What soil properties are preferred for vegetated treatment areas? Published: January 08, 2008
12. Is there a zero discharge regulation related to vegetative treatment systems or other alternative treatment systems? Published: January 08, 2008
13. I am a beginner at riding and looking to own my own horse. What breed and age should I be looking at? Published: January 08, 2008
14. What do you need to do to a vegetative treatment system (VTS) to keep the system operational in the winter? If you only hold water in a basin for seven days without a liner, what happens over the winter season? Published: January 08, 2008
15. Are hunter bumps considered a blemish or an unsoundness? Published: January 08, 2008
16. Do the vegetative treatment areas get overloaded with phosphorus or other nutrients? Published: January 08, 2008
17. Do the settling basin, vegetative treatment area, and vegetative infiltration basin have to meet requirements in Appendix 10D of NRCS Agricultural Waste Management Field Handbook? Published: January 08, 2008
18. Can you give me more information on feeding cod liver oil to horses and feeding fruits to horses. Why or why not do either? Published: January 08, 2008
19. What basin storage design capacity is used for the Iowa vegetative treatment systems, and is the overflow from those being considered in the modeling comparisons with conventional holding pond systems? Published: January 08, 2008
20. How can I find out about donating my horse to a facility for the disabled where they use horses for equine facilitated therapy? Published: January 08, 2008
21. What information do you have on pigeon fever? Do the horses that contract it develop immunity? Does it affect the unborn foal of a bred mare? Does it affect fertility of stallions? Published: January 08, 2008
22. We are trying to make a stall in an existing barn for an old horse (35) who is having trouble climbing a small hill to use the current barn. The barn we want to use has concrete floors. I've always heard that concrete floors are hard on a horse's feet and wondered if stall mats can be used on top of concrete to make it O.K. If they're not O.K., I'd be interested in any other suggestions you might have. Published: January 08, 2008
23. Is moldy hay or grain safe to feed to horses or cattle? Published: January 08, 2008
24. Is harvesting alfalfa hay in September harmful? Published: January 08, 2008
25. Is it possible to get my grazing animals to distribute manure more uniformly across the pasture? Published: January 08, 2008
26. What’s in manure that causes so much concern that we need livestock manure regulations? Published: December 14, 2007
27. What is the National Feed Management Education Project all about? Published: December 14, 2007
28. Are manure nutrients ever available to crops one or more years after the manure application? Published: December 14, 2007
29. Can manure be applied to frozen soil? Published: December 14, 2007
30. Can I use manure in no-till crop production? Published: December 14, 2007

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