OWATONNA, Minn. — University of Minnesota Extension and the Minnesota Association of County Feedlot Officers are offering educational seminars at the North American Farm and Power Show in Owatonna during the afternoons of Thursday March 15th and Friday March 16th. You can visit the North American Farm and Power Show’s enormous showroom in the 4 Seasons Building on the Steele County Fairgrounds and then attend informational sessions with University of Minnesota Extension and the Minnesota Association of County Feedlot Officers, located upstairs, just above the show.
Thursday’s theme is Managing Nitrogen in Minnesota Crop Systems and will feature new research which addresses how to use nitrogen effectively and profitably, presented by University of Minnesota Extension. Randy Pepin, University of Minnesota Extension Educator, will discuss the best practices for managing nitrogen availability with cover crops, specifically in a system using manure. Jeff Vetsch, University of Minnesota Soil Scientist, will talk about how to manage nitrogen to maximize profit and minimize nitrogen loss. Brad Carlson, University of Minnesota Extension Crops Educator, will discuss how nitrogen behaves in the environment in order to examine the philosophies employed to make variable rate nitrogen recommendations. The session will run from 1:00 – 4:00 pm and is free to attend.
The Minnesota Association of County Feedlot Officers will be offering a Current Issues in Manure Management training session for commercial manure applicators and livestock producers who want to learn more about the developments in manure application. The workshop costs $10 per person, will run from 1:00 – 4:30 pm, and attendance at the entire program meets the education requirements for the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Commercial Waste Technician Licensing Program.
Please contact Claire LaCanne, Extension Educator for Rice and Steele counties at 507.444.7691 with any questions.
— University of Minnesota Extension
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