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Land application training days offered

January 17, 2011, Lincoln,
NB – Land Application Training will be available Jan. 27 or Feb. 2
from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. CST at state extension offices.
January 17, 2011, Lincoln,
NB – Land Application Training will be available Jan. 27 or Feb. 2
from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. CST at state extension offices.

Producers will learn the
latest on how to turn manure nutrients into better crop yields while protecting
the environment.

Livestock producers with
livestock waste control facility permits received or renewed since April 1998
must be certified and are encouraged to attend, along with farm staff.

The workshops will help
livestock producers use the nutrient management planning requirements of
Nebraska’s Department of Environmental Quality regulations and capture the
economic value of manure

Participants will receive
initial NDEQ Land Application Training Certification. This in-depth, one-day
class targets newly permitted livestock operations.

The workshop is
appropriate for agriculture advisers and others interested in management
practices for manure management.

Permitted livestock
operations needing re-certification should plan on attending the 2011 North
American Manure Expo in Norfolk on July 20, 2011.

For more information
contact Leslie Johnson, AMM project coordinator, at (402) 584-3818.

Pre-registration is
required for all workshops and can be done by visiting
http://water.unl.edu/manure/lat. A fee per farm (includes one farm
representative) will be charged for the land application training archive
workshops plus a fee for each additional participant to cover local costs and
lunch.

For additional information
and to register for these workshops and other resources for managing manure
nutrients, visit the web at http://manure.unl.edu/.