Nutrients and Manure Management

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Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Center Network

Interested in the latest manure management issues and conversations? Check out the Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Center's network site at http://animalag.ning.com/. It's got everything from energy production to cover crop use with manure to funding sources for research and on-farm projects. Great resource!

Best Management Practices for Pathogen Control in Manure Management Systems

This online bulletin from the University of Minnesota provides livestock producers with the tools to help control pathogenic microorganisms on their farms. View the bulletin.

Illinois Manure Management Plan

The online manure management resource was developed by the University of Illinois Extension with financial support from various Illinois livestock groups including the Illinois Pork Producers Association & the Pork Checkoff, Illinois Beef Association, Illinois Milk Producers Association, IL Livestock Development Group, Illinois Farm Bureau, and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. Extension specialists at the University of Illinois who developed the original workbook are certain the web version of the IMMP will allow producers of large and small facilities to spend more time managing their animals, and less time worrying about manure. Available online at http://www.immp.uiuc.edu

Michigan Manure Resources Network

There are many benefits of adding manure to the soil. Many times, however, people do not know where to go to get it. The Michigan Manure Resources Network was, developed by MSU Extension, is intended to bring together those having manure with those needing manure. Available online at http://web2.canr.msu.edu/manure/

Agricultural Drainage Management Strategies to Reduce Nitrate Loading to Surface Water

The focus of this Illinois project is to manage drainage water to minimize nitrate losses while maximizing crop yield. Several workshops, seminars and presentations have been held across Illinois discussing the concept, in collaboration with NRCS. For more information please consult the Revised Illinois Drainage Guide