MNCN Announcement August 14


MNCN Announcement August 14, 2003 Previous Issues: http://www.plpa.agri.umn.edu/extension/news releases/
Field Day: Deep Tillage & Manure Application BMPs Thursday, August 28, 2003 Elrosa, MN
AM
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
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
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.)