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LPES Curriculum
The LPES Curriculum CD available from MWPS contains all lessons at print quality resolution, is searchable, and includes an index and PowerPoint presentations for each lesson. A full, printed version is available as is a 2-CD set of the lessons in PageMaker format. For more information or to purchase LPES materials, contact MWPS by phone at 1-800-562-3618, by fax at 1-515-294-9589, or by e-mail at mwps@iastate.edu
View Lesson 24 (PDF file). Individual sections can be accessed below.
Intended Outcomes
The participants will
- Practices and operations necessary to maintain environmentally sound manure storage facilities.
- Significance of a pumpdown marker and maintaining a liner.
Contents
- Introduction
- Regulatory Compliance Considerations
- Annual Manure Removal and Methods
- The Importance of Agitation
- Lagoon Monitoring and Condition Parameters
- Overall Monitoring Activities
- Aesthetics and Appearance
- Closure of Earthen Impoundments
- APPENDIX A
- APPENDIX B
Activities
The participants will
- Estimate manure-handling requirements (pumpdown/hauling time and frequency).
- Develop a manure storage inspection checklist.
- Develop a record-keeping plan for self assessment or as required by regulation.
Authors: Charles Fulhage and John Hoehne
