Released October 24, 2008
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Among the myriad challenges livestock producers face on a day-to-day basis, there is at least one constant – the issue of manure management, including capturing its full value. To help livestock producers of all operation sizes address this challenge, Kansas State University and K-State’s Beef Cattle Institute will host a Livestock Manure Management Conference Nov. 18 in Garden City.
The event starts with registration at 10 a.m. in the K-State Research and Extension Southwest Area Office at 4500 E. Mary St. The program will begin at 10:30 a.m.
Presentations and presenters will include:
- Feed ingredients influence diet nutrient level – Justin Waggoner, K-State southwest area beef systems specialist;
- Diet impacts nutrient excretion and land needs – Joel DeRouchey, K-State Extension livestock specialist;
- Determining the economic value of manure – Mandy Fox, Kansas Livestock Association Environmental Services, Inc.;
- Composting and changes in value – Joe Harner, K-State Extension specialist in biological and agricultural engineering;
- Legality of manure and crop nutrient removal – Terry Medley, Kansas Department of Health and Environment Livestock Waste Management chief; and
- Agronomics of manure and crop nutrient removal – Dorivar Ruiz-Diaz, K-State soil fertility and nutrient management specialist.
A live Webcast will be available for those who are not able to travel to Garden City. (Contact Chris Reinhardt for additional Webcast information at 785-532-1672 or cdr3@ksu.edu.)
The advance registration fee of $15 includes lunch and is due by Nov. 11. The fee to participate in the Webcast is $20 and to register at the door is $25.
More information about registration and the event itself is available on the Web at http://www.asi.ksu.edu/manure or by calling Justin Waggoner in the K-State Research and Extension Southwest Area office at 620-275-9164.
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Contacts: Justin Waggoner, 620-275-9164, jwaggon@ksu.edu
Chris Reinhardt, 785-532-1672, cdr3@ksu.edu
Joel DeRouchey, 785-532-2280, jderouch@ksu.edu
Mary Lou Peter-Blecha, mlpeter@ksu.edu
