Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan Development Course. April 6-8, 2009. Hotel Fort Des Moines, Des Moines, IA. Registration will be available soon!
EPA 2008 CAFO Final Rule. April 9, 2009. Hotel Fort Des Moines, Des Moines, IA. Registration will be available soon!
Heartland Fall Workshop: Animal Manure Management provided by CSREES Heartland Regional Water Quality Cordination Initiative will be held October 1-2, 2008 in St. Joseph, MO at the Stoney Creek Hotel.
The results from a recently completed study quantifying ammonia emissions from poultry broiler systems are now available. The study, lead by Iowa State University and conducted in collaboration with the University of Kentucky, monitored ammonia emissions from two Tyson Foods broiler operations in western Kentucky over a one year period. Tyson Broiler Ammonia Emission Monitoring Project
CNMP Core Curriculum is now available! The land grant universities from Iowa, Idaho, Indiana, Michigan and Tennessee worked cooperatively with NRCS to develop a core CNMP educational curriculum and supporting course materials. The educational training materials are available to Land Grant Universities, state NRCS contacts and any other group that would like to use them.
Extension of Compliance Dates for the CAFO NPDES Program - EPA has modified the 2003 CAFO Rule to extend two compliance deadlines for operators of CAFOs. Under a final rule, facilities newly defined as CAFOs will have until February 27, 2009 to seek NPDES permit coverage, while all CAFOs will have until that date to implement nutrient management plans (NMPs).
Topics of Interest
" Managing Manure Storage Structures During Wet Weather". use the following links to see a presentation by Dr. Robert Burns, or to read a summary.