By Leslie Johnson
Educational sessions at the North American Manure Expo on July 29-30 at the Wayne County Fairgrounds will focus on practical, research-backed information for manure applicators, livestock and crop producers, crop advisers, and ag professionals. Topics include sampling, soil health, precision application, edge-of-field practices, plastics, safety, and emerging innovations like sensing crops to determine additional nutrient needs and anaerobic digestion.
Whether you’re fine-tuning a manure management plan, looking for tools to improve application accuracy, or exploring what’s next in circular nutrient systems, these sessions are designed to deliver ideas you can use right away. Expect clear takeaways, real-world examples, and time to ask questions.
What you can expect take back to the farm (or field)
- Best-practice sampling steps to get representative results
- How real-time sensing can support more precise nutrient management
- Strategies to improve nitrogen use efficiency and reduce nutrient losses
- Practical considerations for plastics in ag systems including risks, alternatives, and design needs
- Tools to address common challenges, including weed seed spread through manure
Featured sessions
Manure Sampling Techniques & Tips
This session will cover the who, what, when, where, and why of manure sampling to give you confidence in getting a representative sample. Having current manure samples collected with best practices will aid in creating a manure management plan tailored to your farming operation. Learn how to compare your manure results to thousands in ManureDB, the manure database.
Source : unl.edu