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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 30 (PDF file). Individual sections can be accessed below.

Intended Outcomes

The participants will

• Learn soil properties that pertain to manure application.
• Identify treatment processes in the soil system.
• Recognize benefits and limitations of soil?s ability to utilize manure.
• Become aware of environmental issues surrounding manure addition to the soil.

Contents

• Introduction
• Manure Mineralization in Soil
• Soil Characteristics
• Manure Management Systems
• Current Environmental Issues
• APPENDIX A

Activities

The participants will

• Estimate the size of a manure storage facility. Calculate the volume fractions of a manure storage facility.
• Based on the loss and retention characteristics of the selelcted storage, estimate the nutrients available for land application.
• Assess own storage for proper size, volume, and storage period.

Author: Pat Murphy