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Western Ohio
Manure Application Technology Field Day July 31st
Livestock producers and others interested in learning more about manure
application technology are encouraged to attend the Western Ohio Manure
Application Technology Field Day being held on Thursday, July 31st at
Homan Inc at 69115 Olding Road, Maria Stein in Mercer County.
A morning educational program from 9:30am to 11:30am will be held at
the Homan Inc barn. Topics will include Nutrient Management-National,
State, and Local Perspectives: Senate Bill 150-On-farm impacts:
Utilizing Manure Nutrients to Improve Nitrogen Utilization and
Management: Cover Crop Selection to Conserve Nitrogen for the Following
Year: and BioSecurity for Manure Applicators
An afternoon field day will last from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. Toolbars to
incorporate manure such as the Yetter, Dietrich and Aerway will be
demonstrated. Bazooka and KIFCO equipment will also be demonstrated.
The afternoon field day will be repeated that evening from 6:00pm to
9:00pm.
Harrod Farms will have their VIT unit on display. This toolbar was used
to sidedress (incorporate) swine manure into almost 100 acres of corn
at the V1 stage this spring using a drag hose. Manure applied will be
dairy or beef; no swine manure will be used.
Several farmers in Ohio have started sidedressing corn with livestock
manure using a manure tanker and incorporation toolbar. Manure tankers
can be adapted for corn rows by utilizing narrow wheels and wheel
spacers. At this field day corn will be sidedressed using a tanker and
Dietrich toolbar.
The field day will also discuss Cover Crops as a 2nd Forage.
Cover crops are great for soil erosion control and they can also be a
good source of additional livestock feed.
This field day is being organized by the Mercer County Extension
office, the Grand Lake St Mary/Walbash River Watershed Alliance, and
the Mercer County Soil & Water Conservation office. Certified Crop
Advisor Credits and Certified Livestock Manager credits will be
available.
There is no cost to attend the Western Ohio Manure Application
Technology Field Day and preregistration is not necessary. Participants
are asked to sign-in upon arrival to the site.
For more information contact the Mercer County OSU Extension office at
419-586-2179 or the Mercer County SWCD office at 419-586-3289. A flyer
can be found at
http://mercer.osu.edu/announcements/2014-manure-technology-day
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