Demystifying Poultry Manure: Best management practices for optimizing agronomic value and minimizing environmental risks

Demystifying Poultry Manure: Best management practices for optimizing agronomic value and minimizing environmental risks

Calling all crop producers who are considering using poultry manure...and rural citizens who want to learn more about poultry manure management!

What:

A workshop for learning what’s in poultry litter, how it can contribute to crop fertility, and what management practices can minimize environmental risks

When:

Wednesday, February 26th, 2020
1 p.m.—4 p.m.

Pre-Register:

By Monday, February 24th, 2020 by contacting Butler County Extension at 402‐367‐7410 or melissa.bartels@unl.edu

Where:

Hruska Memorial Public Library
399 5th Street
David City, NE 68632

Why:

Poultry production is new to Nebraska and the Nebraska Extension Animal Manure Management Team (Yeah, it’s a real team!) wants to help you understand why, how, when and where manure can add value to a cropping system. They also want to answer your questions about how chickens are raised, what’s in poultry manure, what practices can optimize manure value while minimizing environmental risks and any other questions you have.

Optimizing Poultry Manure Value in Cropping Systems event flyer


This article was reviewed by Rick Koelsch and Amy Schmidt

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