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View Lesson 20 (PDF file). Individual sections can be accessed below.

Intended Outcomes

The participants will

• Understand the capabilities of and reasons for selecting a particular storage type.
• Understand risk items and identify important considerations in planning and maintaining manure storage.
• Be able to identify the important factors in siting manure storage.

Contents

• Introduction
• Why Do We Store Manure?
• Commonly Used Manure Storage Facilities
• Assessment of My Manure Storage Facilities
• Considerations in Planning and Managing Manure Storage Facilities
• APPENDIX A
• APPENDIX B
• APPENDIX C
• APPENDIX D
• APPENDIX E

Activities

The participants will

• Complete assessment checklist for own manure storage.
• Based on individual conditions and goals, identify possible choices for manure storage.
• Based on own on-site information, complete a site selection checklist/evaluation.
• Considering applicable buffer and/or separation distances required by regulations, complete a compliance checklist for own manure storage.

Authors: Charles Fulhage and John Hoehne