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LPES Curriculum

The LPES Curriculum CD available from MWPS contains all lessons at print quality resolution, is searchable, and includes an index and PowerPoint presentations for each lesson. A full, printed version is available as is a 2-CD set of the lessons in PageMaker format. For more information or to purchase LPES materials, contact MWPS by phone at 1-800-562-3618, by fax at 1-515-294-9589, or by e-mail at mwps@iastate.edu

View Lesson 1 (PDF file). Individual sections can be accessed below.

Intended Outcomes

The participants will

• Recognize key principles of environmental stewardship.
• Understand key environmental issues facing the livestock and poultry industry.
• Review those environmental and regulatory issues that are of local interest.

Contents

• Introduction
• Principles of Environmental Stewardship
• Understanding Manure’s Environmental Benefits
• Manure and Water Quality Concerns
• Manure and Air Quality Concerns
• Issues of Local Concern
• APPENDIX A
• APPENDIX B

Activities

The participants will complete

• An assessment of the environmental stewardship principles that they have implemented with their own livestock/poultry operation.
• A prioritization of individual environmental issues within the local community.
• A review of applicable regulations.

Author: Rick Koelsch, University of Nebraska