Please name one topic you would like to see presented in next year's program:
I'd like to not see duplication on the way we can get certified. Its at the beginning and then again 2 hours later. After setting 3 hours we have a good idea how to get certified. |
| For few people, have this be training. For renewal, have an hour long program with new stuff. |
| Shorter |
| Customer service, slopping over in grass, could use long hose and load in field, importance of agitation, solids build up, people are buying fertilizer. Needs to be agitated and sampled w/ subsamples. Cant use agitator that is your only pump. |
| More safety material/info such as gas levels in the barns at certain levels of manure removal from pit then to agitate or not in barns. There has been too many deaths from people not aware of this. We all concentrate on the ecological part of manure application |
| How to make more money. |
| More information on dry manure application and weights and limits. |
| Runoff |
| Difference between water treatment facilities and livestock feeding facilities. |
| Odor control in deep pits. |
| Cover the phosphorous based application vs nitrogen based application rates. |
| Phosphorous based manure plan vs nitrogen based--what requirements are there to haul city sludge, too thick to apply as liquid. |
| More on dry manure application |
| Talk a lot to say so little. |
| Soil compaction and equipment weighting was interesting in 2006 seminar--maybe touch up or review segment. |
| New equipment |
| Equipment developments |
| Roadway safety |
| More slide show |
| Better video could not read anything. The video was fuzzy. |
| Explain CRP areas and its purposes as related to manure application. Example why to stay out of, what to do if spills occur in those CRP areas. |
| DOT/weights on bridges |
| How nutrients are used in soils, whether they are fixed, moved w/ grand water & what is lost to the air. Which application methods are the most effective & how does temp, moisture& cover effect nutrients levels & availability for the crops. |
| Program is not useful. Its is a book smart program. In the real world we need a "street-smart" down to earth program. Program presented on wall. Everything was fuzzy. Could read almost nothing. Instead of improving, you are going backwards. |
| Haul roads (gravel roads) repair or maintainer roads to maintain by county. |
| Need to see more on dry application. |
| More hose systems information. |
| Would like to see more effort to update embargoed bridges. Present travel plans if we got to the extra driving which is best way. |
| Sampling manure how it varies in nutrient content--importance of agitation. |
| Dry Manure. |
| Hog manure information. |
| Separation distances, rule regulations, and DOT rules, topic for next years program |
| The rules and separation distances, not a machinery show. |
| Records |
| The future possibility of having to licenses, tank, grain carts and large wagons. |
| Shorten program 45 minutes |
| Shorten program |
| Shorten program |
| More interesting, shorter? |
| Hose systems |
| Hose systems |
| Spills |
| I would like to see more information on how to deal with spills. Possibly video on how DNR has actually dealt with a spill. |
| Pump safety |
| Any new rules |
| new rules |
| More road rules and safety |
| Why can't the manure spill hotline number be printed on our certification card??? |
| Compare vertical beaters to horizontal beaters on solid spreaders. |
| rate application--GPS system |
| GPS |
| GPS |
| Application rates, which application is better |
| Is the state/county doing anything about old bridges? |
| Recordkeeping requirements for CMS-forms etc. |
| Actual manure hauler decreasing problems or things they've learned while in the business. |
| Rats of runoff manure at different times of the year. Like snow and how fast it runs off on different slopes. |
| Dry spreading |
| Actual manure application training. Dry lot manure. |
| Has any studies been done regarding fertilizer value as the pit is emptied? Does the value change from top of pit to the floor of pit? |
| Nutrient value--rates for time of year. % lost--depth that's best??? (Knifed in ground) |
| This program only needs to be 2 hours long. |
| Make it shorter, not so long. |
| More new equipment photos for 2009, not 80's. |
| More information on drag line systems and adjustable rates of them. |
| Understanding MMP's and dangers of entering confined space. Couldn't we eliminate some of the repetition throughout the training session? |
| You need to answer questions when people ask why should call spill in if they just get fined! |
| DOT rules for semi tankers, weight limit, type of license for unit & employees restrictions. |
| Applicator types and effects. |
| The DOT should have talked more. |
| More on pivots. |
| Application processes right and wrong. |
| We are not producers, give us information on application. |
| Gases from pits for pigs and humans. |
| How to get certified for three years at a time. |
| The drag line through river and creeks. |
| Talk about costs of spills, example . per fish or gallons spilled. |
| More real footage of pumping in progress |
| More action pumping scenarios |
| Review set backs on different type of application |
| Confined space entry |
| Boundaries for incorporated and injected applications. |
| Spills and fines. |
| I would like more information on Nutritional Value of Hog manure and things of that nature. |
| Agitation of pits, pit gases. |
| Show techniques used to stop spills, example, how to build dams; how to plug tile intakes. |
| Weather conditions |
| DNR NMP requirements and how to read NMP. |
| How to adjust application rates of something if the plan has changed. |
| Record keeping requirements |
| Dry manure in Fayette and Winneshiek. |
| Dry manure closer to Fayette/Winneshiek counties. |
| Don't need to waste our time telling us the stupid things farmers do. Stick to the point, custom applicators. |
| Do not talk about stuff that applies to farmers talk about stuff that applies to commercial applicators. Do not tell us how to get certified, we are already here getting certified. |
| How to use umbilical line in terraces and intakes to not be in a fault especially in a no-till broadcast application. |
| How to keep fuel cost down on low rates of applications and how to maintain adequate cost with the climbing price of fuel. |
| Less time |
| More application machines-show on video if possible. |
| Laws and regulations |
| Possibly bring in a panel of applicators for Q & A or experiences. |
| More coverage of MMP and MMP requirements. |
| Dry manure applications, DOT regulations on grain carts. |
| Show more pictures of methods of response to safety responses or safety around buildings. |
| Dry land application. |
| Type of manure, value of. |
| How manure spills are being prevented. |
| Shorter meeting time. |
| Defensive manure management, as in driving, observe, anticipate and respond. |
| Danger of toxic fumes during agitation. |
| Injecting systems--what is a good depth to ensure proper fertilizer use and also to retain that material from leaching for fall and spring application. |
| Techniques and application from a real applicator |
| Update on new application equipment--minimize tillage |
| How many municipals release waste into streams, lakes, or rivers? |
| Spill innovations (best equipment choices) |
| Shorter classes, free t-shirt |
| Longer break. |
| Its too drawn out. Not enough information in a 3 hour time frame. Speed things up! |
| Qt: why can't IA and MN get together to have a training session that will work in both states? The rules and regulations can't vary that much. |
| stuck tractors |
| Agitation of manure storages |
| stuck tractors |
| stuck tractors with rotary hoes |
| Liked this years presentations. Take out room for error or interpretation in rules and presentation. (spill reporting and pooling effluent) good visuals and good emphasis toward new operators. Show examples of good preventative practices also. |
| Implementation of field evaluations forms for fields you've never applied on and call I have one Deryl Niffen 660-748-7195 |
| Your schooling is much improved from when started these classes, but this year you didn't touch on record keeping at all. |
| How new technologies are changing manure application such as VRT, as applied mapping, flow meters use and calibration. |
| Go over MMP for application rates. MN and IA joint meetings again please! |
| Join Iowa and MN meetings. |
| join Iowa and MN meetings. |
| More about applying on hillsides. |
| Shorter certification course. |
| Shorter certification course. |
| How much it is for the different species of fish when you get fined. Also, who counts the fish? |
| Dry litter |
| Dry litter discussion |
| More information on weight restrictions and limits on tanks. Per axle, road limits, bridges etc. Certification for human waste application. |
| Dry poultry manure in confinement. |
| Different types of tanks. |
| None--I believe this 3 hours is a waste of peoples time. Information could be provided in writing to individual needing to know. Also believe fees are too high especially the $25 education fee. What is it for? I received no materials. |
| This class could be condensed in a lot shorter times frame than 3 hours. |
| Videos |
| Dangers of gases when pumping hog buildings. |
| More information on safety. |
| DOT Rules if there is any change. |
| Shorten training to relevant information. |
| Changes in application with P Index form |
| Application guidelines of non-tillable ground--hay etc. |
| Poultry |
| Poultry, Dry manure |
| More slides of spills |
| More DOT information, more info on municipal (city) discharge. |
| Good neighbor relations with non producers. |
| Application rates and what they mean in simple terms, what the sample tests breakdown, and how you determine what rate you need. |
| Don't have employees. |
| Call DOT and see if we can put our own sign on the highway. I think it would be a good idea to have road signs made just for manure haulers to put up temporarily for busy traffic to watch for manure haulers (Caution, Manure equipment traffic is heavy) |
| CMS cards should have DNR spill hotline on them. We usually always have card with us. |
| Put spill number on the card. |
| Soil pH |
| More real video of field application so it isn't so boring. |
| More pictures of rolled tanks. |
| Mapping |
| DOT licenses for on the road hauling. |
| What is being done with all the money that is be charged to us. 1600 applicators @ 225=$360,000 where is all of this going? |
| Rules of lighting on unit after dark!! Lights--amber, red or decals. |
| Pictures. |
| Difficulty in finding insurance for manure business. |
| Pictures |
| More pictures. |
| Application levels/rates for each type of manure nutrient levels. |
| To much time on injecting manure tools to long a tape and don't need 15 minute break. |
| Safety |
| Stirring manure pits with pumps. |
| Providing information about stirring the manure in pit. |
| DOT issues, Spill/accident slides |
| More preparedness |
| Show fines on spill examples to open people's eyes and help reduce spills. |
| What about records that you need to keep and what they all need for information. How long do you need to keep them. |
| Application rates and formulas. |
| "Aer-way" type incorporation equipment, residue odor, in-soil distribution, and odor results. |
| Application of manure. |
| More pictures. |
| More pictures. |
| Anything different would be good. You've been giving the same data over and over since 1998. |
| Compaction and yields. |
| None. They covered it all very well. |
| Dry manure. |
| Tests in Lyon County |
| More on chicken litter and less on liquid manure. |
| More on chicken litter. |
| Application rates why it is important for applying correct rates. |
| New DOT issues and DNR regulations. |
| DOT regulations. |
| Rules update. |
| MMP--what is needed for adding new fields for application which is not on plans. |
| A new video program. |
| Less video |
| Dry video |
| I would like to view a dry manure workshop on tape. |
| Have to put the rite air as to drive down the road safely. |
| More equipment flip over's. |
| More information about percentage of fertilizer per acre. |
| More (not to do on roads) |
| More on injection practices using drag line systems. |
| Cover rules for sludge (municipal) application. |
| Application rates? Nutrient value--rates of application. |
| Information on spills again. |
| More on applying the correct amount of manure to the appropriate acre. |
| How to read a map for application rates. |
| More practices that can be applied when applying manure. |
| Better details on separation distances--example of spill response kit. |
| New not started yet. |
| Confined space, how fast it can kill or over take you! |
