Farm Demonstration Field Day - Carroll County

Maryland Media Liaison:

Carol Hollingsworth, 443-482-2902

An on-farm demonstration day will be held on Tuesday September 23, 2008 from 10am-2pm at the farm of Norman and Paul Seller in Carroll County, Maryland. The program will highlight improved waste utilization methods for dairy manure and manure land application strategies for improving nitrogen use and uptake while at the same time protecting the environment.

Participants will be able to see the latest in minimum disturbance manure injection equipment:

• Dietrich No-till injectors
• Dragline with AerWay
• Turbo-till
• Yetter

Watch cover crop grain seeded with a no-till drill directly behind the manure application:

• Perform in-field ammonia loss measurements
• Manure spreader calibration using portable truck scales
• Demonstration of the PSNT process
• Rye cover crops for dairy farms
• Alternative nutrient sources
• Expected benefits of effectively managing manure nitrogen

Additional Conservation Practices will also be highlighted including:

• Waste Storage Structures
• Stream Buffers
• Stream Crossing and Watering Troughs
• Agrichemical Handling Facility

If you apply manure you can’t afford to miss this educational opportunity.

“Learn how to fight record-high fertilizer prices through effective management of manure nitrogen”

Free Lunch for program attendees

The field day will provide four (4) continuing education credits from the Maryland Nutrient Management Program

Contact

For reservations or more information call 301-694-9290 ext. 130 or 410-848-6696 ext. 3 by Sept. 18.

Sponsored by: Maryland Cooperative Extension, Carroll Soil Conservation District, USDA Agricultural Research Service, and the Maryland Department of Agriculture, with grant funding from the Chesapeake Bay Trust,