Winter Land Application Training Days
Getting the most value from your manure resource!
February 2, 2012
Initial training - 9:00 am to 3:30 pm (CST) and Recertification training - 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm (CST)
Brochure (*pdf)
What Will I Learn
- Regulations as they relate to manure
- Managing manure nitrogen
- In-depth discussion of recordkeeping and reporting needs
- Manure, soil, and stalk sampling
- Application equipment calibration
- The 2011 Nebraska P-Index
- Climate change impacts
- What is #manuremonday?
How Can I Attend
- At a local county extension office. (See brochure for the counties listed.)
- At your home/office (recertification only)
- Call Leslie Johnson (402-584-3818) before the workshop for assistance.
Who Should Attend
- Recently permitted operations that have not completed the initial Land Application Training should attend all day program. Participants attending all day will receive NDEQ initial “Land Application Training” certification. An additional educational training is required every five years for permitted operations. If you are unsure of your certification status, contact Leslie Johnson (402-584-3818) or Ken Lamb (402-471-4233).
- Farm representative attendance of the afternoon session will fulfill NDEQ Land Application recertification required every 5 years for permitted operations.
- Farm staff and advisors implementing farm's permit or nutrient plan are welcome and encouraged to attend, but not required. Consider making this workshop part of your farm staff's training.
What Will it Cost
- The registration fee for all day is $50 per farm plus $10 per additional farm participant(s) for lunch.
- Recertification at an extension office is $10 per participant.
- Recertification via the web vrom your home/office has no cost.
- All fees will be due the day of the event at the location which you are attending. Please, do not send fees with your registration.
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Host Locations and Contacts
Dawson County - Bruce Treffer - 308-324-5501
Madison County - Leslie Johnson - 402-584-3818
Scottsbluff County - Tom Holman - 308-632-1480
York County - Gary Zoubek or Gerald Peterson - 402-362-5508
Cuming County (recertification only) - Larry Howard - 402-372-6006
