Released August 12, 2009
Speakers on the Aug. 21 webcast from eXtension will highlight research and experience using different waste treatment technologies at swine, poultry and dairy operations and making them feasible at a farm scale. The free educational webcast is from the Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Center of eXtension.
Farm Pilot Project Coordination, Inc. (FPPC), a non-profit organization, was designated by Congress to assist in implementing innovative treatment technologies to address the growing waste issues associated with animal feeding operations (AFOs). The organization works to foster the conservation, development and wise use of land, water and related resources while providing AFOs with opportunities for profitable operation.
Thirty-seven pilot projects are in various phases of development and operation in 17 states: Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia and Wisconsin.
Webcast speaker Robert E. Monley, Sr., General Manager of Farm Pilot Project Coordination, Inc., oversees the selection and implementation of innovative technology and manages the project activity in the field. Bill Boyd, leader of the NRCS Manure Management Technology Development Team, and Lawrence Clark, retired Deputy Chief for Science and Technology for USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), will join Monley.
For more information about FPPC and the projects, visit http://www.fppcinc.org/.
The Friday, Aug. 21 session begins at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The webcast meeting room opens 15 minutes before the start time. Go to http://www.extension.org/wiki/Live_Webcast_Information to view.
Monthly webcasts are hosted by the Livestock and Poultry Environmental (LPE) Learning Center, an information resource developed by more than 150 experts from land-grant universities, agencies and other organizations. The center is part of the national eXtension interactive Web resource customized with links to local Cooperative Extension Web sites.
LPE Learning Center
The center advocates that individuals involved in public policy issues, animal production and delivery of technical services for animal producers should have on-demand access to the nation's best science-based resources. Articles about animal manure management are at http://www.extension.org/animal+manure+management.
eXtension is an educational partnership helping Americans improve their lives with access to timely, objective, research-based information and educational opportunities. The eXtension site is www.extension.org. Land-grant universities were founded on the ideals that higher education should be accessible to all, that colleges should teach liberal and practical subjects and share knowledge with people throughout their states.
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Sources: Jill Heemstra, University of Nebraska, (402) 748-3909, jheemstra@unl.edu
Robert E. Monley, Sr., (813) 222-3270, Bob.Monley@FPPCinc.org
Writer: Lynette Spicer, Iowa State University, (515) 294-1327, lynette.spicer@extension.edu
