GREENWICH, N.Y. — Cornell Cooperative Extension of Albany County and the Capital Area Agriculture & Horticulture Program are hosting Managing Dairy Manure Systems: Sharing Experiences of Farmers and Engineers on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at the Elks Lodge, 130 Bulson Rd., Greenwich, NY.
Two experienced engineers, Curt Gooch (Cornell ProDairy Program) and Peter Wright (retired NRCS engineer) will speak, along with a farmer panel from Matthew’s (Severy) Trucking, Newmont Farm, Ideal Dairy, Gettyvue Farm, Allenwaite Farm, and Walker Farms. Dairy farmers will have the opportunity to learn and share their experiences in managing manure systems.
Topics covered will include separating sand and manure solids from manure; storing manure in lagoons and in above-ground structures; pumping manure long distances; satellite lagoons; applying manure with a drag line system.
Early registration is $50 by January 24th. Register online at http://bit.ly/2zRN1rP or contact Tove Ford, at CCE Albany, 518-765-3518, cce-caahp@cornell.edu.
Dairy farmers go to great lengths to manage manure from their herds. Each mature cow produces about 18 gallons of manure per day. Dairy farmers make large investments in storage, pumps, trucks, manure spreaders, and more to handle it. They spend a lot of time and money to manage and get value from manure by measuring soil fertility and manure nutrient content; determining where it can be most beneficial; and keeping records of where and when it is applied to fields. The meeting on January 31st will give farmers an opportunity to learn what is working well for other farmers so they can be more efficient in manure management on their farm.
–Cornell Cooperative Extension of Albany County
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