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Minnesota Crop News > 2001-2008 Archives
August 14, 2003
Field
Day: Deep Tillage & Manure Application BMPs
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Thursday,
August 28, 2003 - Elrosa,
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AM |
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| 10:00-10:30 |
Registration |
| 10:30-10:40 |
Introduction
Dennis Fuchs - Stearns County Soil & Water Conservation District |
| 10:40-11:00 |
Commercial Animal Waste Technician Update
Rick Hansen - MDA, St. Paul |
| 11:00-11:30 |
Manure Spills & Emergency
Action Plans
Pat Burford - MPCA, St. Paul |
| 11:30-12:30 |
Practical Application of the P-Index on the Farm
Neil Hansen – U of M, West Central Research & Outreach
Center, Morris
Bob Stommes – U of M, Pope County Extension Office |
| PM |
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| 12:30-1:00 |
Lunch (Courtesy
of Dairyland Supply, Inc. of Sauk Centre and
Melrose Implement) |
| 1:00-2:00 |
Deep Ripping: The
Effects on Soil Compaction & Soil Quality
Jodi DeJong-Hughes – U of M, West Central
Research& Outreach
Center, Morris |
| 2:00-2:30 |
Field
Display/Equipment Review
John Bieringer - Dairyland Supply, Inc.
Dave Wenker – Melrose Implement |
| 2:30-3:00 |
Manure Spreader Calibration & Application
Rate Determinations
Steve Lutes – USDA-NRCS, Long Prairie |
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Directions to the site
From the intersection of U.S. HWY 71 & Co.
Rd. 13 in Elrosa, go east one half of a mile on Co. Rd. 13. Signs will
be posted.
Co-sponsored
by: Dairyland Supply, Inc. of Sauk Centre, Melrose Implement, University
of Minnesota Extension Service, Stearns County Soil & Water
Conservation District, USDA-NRCS, CENTROL Crop Consulting of Morris,
Crop Production Research Fund, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, and
the Mid-Minnesota Mississippi River Resource Conservation & Development
Council.
All programs and services are available without regard to race, color,
national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, or handicap.This field day is approved as recertification for the CAWT program.
CAWT must be present throughout the day in order to receive recertification.
CCA – 3 CEUs have been applied for (1-Nutr. Mgnt., 2-Soil & Water
Mgnt.)
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