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January, 2012
The January issue includes many new publications and a video by the LPELC air quality team. There are also links to great resources and spotlight stories on milk urea nitrogen, poultry waste, the webcast series and more...
December, 2011
January Webcast-will feature Dr. Andy Vestal and be moderated by David Smith, Texas A&M University. Check out “Is Your Organization Ready?: A First Step To a Playbook for Emergency Management”. More...
New Air Quality Publications from the LPELC Air Quality Team
- Biofilters for Odor and Air Pollution in Animal Agriculture Download (PDF)
- Additives for Improving Hog Farm Air Quality Download (PDF)
EPA Extends Comment Period for CAFO Reporting Rule More...
USDA Revises National Nutrient Management Standard Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has revised its national conservation practice standard on nutrient management. More...
November, 2011
The November, 2011 newsletter is available as a PDF file.
- December webcast on EPA's proposed CAFO regulations More...
- November webcast on manure transport from vulnerable watersheds More...
- Your best guess--what is the product in this photo?
- New publications on manure storage covers More...
- New manure management DVD from Iowa Learning Farms
- New NRCS report "Conservation Benefits of Rangeland Practices: Assessment, Recommendations, and Knowledge Gaps"
- How will rising carbon dioxide levels affect rangelands?
- Two reports indicate farmers are reducing nutrient runoff to the Great Lakes
- Events and Announcements
October, 2011
The October, 2011 newsletter is available as a PDF (printer-friendly) file.
- November webcast is on methods and implications of transporting manure out of vulnerable watersheds More...
- October webcast is on "Proper Lagoon Closure" More....
- Your best guess: What is the manure application rate? Photo...
- New Climate Change link active on LPELC home page
- National Resources:
- "Air Issues Associated with Animal Ag" webcast
- Nitrogen tools
- Farmer's Guide to the Conservation Security Program
- Trends and Developments in Hog Manure Management 1998-2009
- Spotlight on:
- Michigan State University study on efficient manure transport
- Poultry litter for fertilizer and nematode control
- Milk Urea Nitrogen (MUN) as an ammonia indicator
- Manure safety when pumping pits
- Events and Announcements
September, 2011
The September, 2011 newlsetter is available as a PDF (printer-friendly) file. The webcast series returns after a one-month summer vacation.
- October webcast is on "Proper Lagoon Closure" More...
- September webcast "Highlighted Findings from the NAEMS project" More...
- Your best guess: Which animal left this behind? More...
- The value of poultry litter is explored in a survey by the University of Georgia
- Despite efforts to reduce nitrates in the MIssissippi River Basin there has been little change
- Policies needed to reduce agriculture's nitrogen footprint?
- New video on calculating paddock size for grazing dairies
- Organic poultry farms have less antibiotic resistant bacteria
- Capturing ammonia from liquid manure More...
- Tannins can reduce ammonia emissions from cattle
- Temperature and diet play large role in ammonia emissions from feedlots
- Events and announcements
- Manure and animal agriculture in the news
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