Winter Land Application Training Days

Getting the most value from your manure resource!

Initial training and Recertification training

2020 Brochure

What Are Some of the Things I Will Learn

• Regulations as they relate to manure
• How to value and manage manure nitrogen
• In-depth discussion of recordkeeping and reporting needs
• Manure and soil sampling
• Application equipment calibration
• Determine risk of phosphorus loss using the 2012 Nebraska P-Index
• Protecting Herd Health with Biosecurity

How Can I Attend

• At a local county extension office (See brochure or list below for the counties hosting)
• Contact Leslie Johnson (402-584-3818) before the workshop for assistance

Who Will Benefit from Attending?

• All who are interested in livestock manure management are welcome to take the training.
• Farm staff and advisors implementing farm's permit or nutrient plan are welcome and encouraged to attend. Consider making this workshop part of your staff's training.

When You Must Attend

• Recently permitted operations that have not completed the initial Land Application Training should attend the all day program. Participants attending all day (approx. 6 hrs.) will receive NDEE Land Application Training certification.
• Additional educational training is required every 5 years for permitted operations. If you are unsure of your certification status, contact Leslie Johnson (402-584-3818) or Blythe McAfee (402-471-4221). Farm representative attendance for recertification portion will fulfill NDEE Land Application recertification required every 5 years for permitted operations.
• Crop farmers using manure, as well as farm staff and advisors implementing a livestock operation's permit or nutrient plan are welcome and encouraged to attend. Consider making this workshop part of your staff's training.

What Will it Cost

• All Day: $75 per operation plus $25 per additional operation participant(s)
• Recertification: $50 per operation plus $25 per additional operation participant(s)
• Fees will be due upon arrival at the location. Please do not send fees with your registration. Registration is required regardless of attendance location.

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Host Locations and Contacts

If you cannot attend at these locations, please contact Leslie Johnson to see if other arrangements can be made.