Includes an update on implementation (or lack thereof) of the manure management section of the newly released Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting rule, with an industry perspective on impacts of the rule. The webcast also highlights a USDA ARS model on calculating greenhouse gas emissions and plans to develop resources to help affected producers comply with the EPA rule. This presentation was originally broadcast on December 18, 2009. More...
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Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Richard Stowell, University of Nebraska - Lincoln (31 minutes)
Congress has restricted EPA from expending any funds for implementing subpart JJ (manure management) section of the rule. Industry efforts are currently underway to permanently overturn this portion of the rule, but it is unknown at this time what the outcome of any of those efforts will be.
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Carbon Footprint of Dairy Production Systems
Al Rotz, USDA-ARS, University Park, PA (19 minutes)
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Continuing Education Units
American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS)
View the archive and report your attendance to ARPAS via their website. Visit the ARPAS continuing education page for additional CEU opportunities.
Additional Resource and Links
- Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit
- Dairy GHG model developed by Al Rotz
- US EPA website on Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting
- Manure Management Fact Sheet
- Manure Management Checklist
