Managing manure and manure nutrients is one of the most visible aspects of environmental stewardship for many farms. The materials on this page developed for use in classrooms and extension programs, and for self-study by farmer, and ag professionals.
Agriculture Professionals and Farmers
These materials were used to create a self study module which includes the option to receive a certificate upon successful completion of the quiz.
Teachers and Educators
Teachers and extension staff are welcome to download these materials and utilize them in your classroom or programs. View lesson plan. To preview the materials before downloading, scroll below the table. View Lesson Plan.
Check out more educational modules available on livestock and poultry environmental stewardship. These modules have been cross-referenced to the National AFNR career content cluster standards.
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| Fact Sheet* |
Video(s) .mp4 |
Jeopardy game .ppt |
Review Q&A .docx |
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1. Nutrient Management Planning |
Nutrient plan (2MB) Manure plan (18MB) |
Nutrient planning |
17 questions | ||
| 2. Nutrient Regulations (5 files; 12MB) |
PDF DOCx | Regulations (10MB) | Regs & Water Quality |
8 questions | |
| 3. Water Quality & Nutrients (5 files; 26MB) |
PDF DOCx | Water (24MB) | 11 questions | ||
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4. Manure Storage, Agitation & Handling |
PDF DOCx | Storage (24MB) | Storage & Safety |
10 questions | |
| 5. Safety (Manure Gases) (5 files; 65MB) |
Gases (MB) | 17 questions | |||
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6. Liquid and Solid Manure Application |
PDF DOCx | Surface Application (47MB) Liquid Manure (23MB) GPS (20MB) N Stabilizers (19MB) | Application | 10 questions | |
| 7. Spreader Calibration (3 files; 27MB) |
Calibration (27MB) | n/a | 2 questions | ||
| 8. Spill Response (5 file; 26MB) |
PDF DOCx | Spills (23MB) | Spills & Public Relations | 10 questions | |
| 9. Public Relations (4 file; 20MB) |
PDF DOCx | Public Image (16MB) | n/a | ||
*Use the .pdf format if you wish to print the fact sheets and use as-is. Use the .docx format if you want to edit the fact sheet.
Preview 1-3: Nutrient Management Planning, Regulations, Water Quality
Note: the activity preview only shows four (of 52) slides. The links (blue text) do not function in this preview, but they will work when you download the .ppt version.
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Preview 4-6: Manure Storage, Safety, Manure Application
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Preview Sections 7-9
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- Calibrating Manure Application Equipment
- Manure Storage Safety
- Manure Spill Response and Emergency Planning
Acknowledgements
Authors:
- Jerry Clark, jerome.clark@ces.uwex.edu, University of Wisconsin-Extension, Chippewa and Eau Claire Counties
- Carl Duley, UW Extension, Buffalo County, carl.duley@ces.uwex.edu
- Ted Bay, UW Extension, Grant County ted.bay@ces.uwex.edu
- Dave Lucinani, UW Extension, dluciani@wisc.edu
Reviewers: USDA NRCS staff
Building Environmental Leaders in Animal Agriculture (BELAA) is a collaborative effort of the National Young Farmers Educational Association, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Montana State University. It was funded by the USDA National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under award #2009-49400-05871. This project would not be possible without the Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Center the National eXtension Initiative, National Association of County Ag Agents (NACAA), National Association of Agriculture Education (NAAE), Farm Credit Services of America, American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS), and Montana FFA Association.
