Other actions you will implement on your farm operation:
All are done already.
Already doing above.
Already do most of these.
Windbreak.
We have no livestock, but purchase manure from confinements
no need to
Plan to adopt composting, already adopted rendering.
Water meters in buildings.
Use bacteria in lagoon.
Rent barn to feed company (cannot read the rest of the sentence) Mortality is their problem, under the contract.
Check on emergency mortality plan
None
Doing it right already!
Very difficult to set application to put less than 4500 gal/ac, need reg to apply for over application
I would consider biofilters for my buildings
Update list of phone numbers
Adjust for corn-bean rotation best on yields
Map and record all manure applied from confinements
Prepare a major loss, death plan
Plan ahead when selling manure to neighbor.
Do not own hogs or structure.
Already implemented.
Already using the above actions.
I enjoyed open involvement with everyone. Made the meeting flow better and helped me understand manure issues.
No actions
Does not apply to me.
flow meter
Are doing all of the above
Adjust water nipple flow for less wasted water.
Not applicable.
Adopted prior
I custom feed so I'm not in charge of feed. I custom hire manure hauled so equipment is already calibrate.
Please name one topic you would like to see presented in next year:
More information on composting
Windbreaks
How to control foam in manure tanks.
More safety after spill.
Need more information on cattle confinement manure.
More information on cattle manure, dry etc. Dry manure in cattle confinements.
Safety on manure spills
Waste safety, as well as steps to do in a avoid to a spill.
Phosphorus calculations in Manure management plans.
Nipple waters compared to cup water.
More on cattle manure and run off.
Something interesting!! New equipment for manure movement, weight restrictions, shorter programs, more overview.
Composting--how and what works best and nutrients leftover when spread on field.
Composting
Biofilters.
All of the actions implements were done prior to MMPs and these meetings. Not that the meetings area bad thing--very helpful for rules update.
Controlling foam in the pit and tank wagon.
New application equipment
The best application tool out there.
Actual loss data on Nitrogen
Not everyone is as knowledgeable about farming operations. So some sort of beginner education would be helpful.
More Master Matrix
People that have cattle in pasture year after year for water pollution runoff.
Mortality
Hauling
Comparison of ventilation and building design for odor control.
Review or present formal forms for record keeping.
Example of manure easement with neighbor.
Odor--pit additives, windbreaks
Crop removal of P, K and N. How much manure to replace P and K?
Swine buildings, Odor reduction.
Speakers were well educated on the topics discussed at today's meetings.
More on dry poultry manure.
Pit additives and how they work on solids.
More on composting.
Implement a program to require farmers to attend a crop nutrient class yearly.
Hayfield applications
Applying manure on hay ground.
P Index
Combine pesticide training
Keep updating odor management developments. Maybe some pit additive updates.
Field compaction
CSI was educational and fun! Thanks!
Open feedlot cattle manure.
Waterways
Manure sampling methods from deep bedded cattle farms.
Do all of the above
More on calibrating equipment.
More on how much manure to apply per acre.
Liked the hands on calculations.
Liked the hands on problems.
P Index
P Index
Application of RUSLE2 plan
Availability of N in first year. Iowa is 100%, NE and MN are different. What is actually right? Need to address ability to add extra N if warm fall or wet spring conditions exist and you have N loss because of it.
Pictures add a lot to presentations. Combine this certification with pesticide certification.
Standard sheet to fill out when you apply manure for each field.
Inexpensive flow meters and application equipment options.
Inexpensive flow meter and no till application equipment.
Injection systems that do the best job.
Video on spill response
Already implemented all actions.
Different types of injectors and covers and their pluses and minuses as used for manure application.
Confinement beef with hoop structures. I just built one this pass summer any questions, Matt Bormann 515/368-1226
Shorten session.
Dairy farms
Salt
I am not an owner just hired to help the (cannot read the rest of the sentence)
Possible new rules we should be aware of.
Beef manure
Flow meter information--hear there are some to calibrate on the go.
Nitrogen losses on fall applied manure.
Equipment application
More about manure application less about other things that don't apply.
Statewide manure values as sold to neighbors or common pricing of manure.
Value of N (emphasis more next year)
Biosecurity
More information on poultry litter.
More on Poultry
More bedding pack stuff
Keep fair market value for manure in newsletter, yearly mailing with chart to (sp of word???) year NPK cost change.
Handout of Kris Kohl's slides.
Dry Manure
Value of today's manure when applied to land in comparison with commercial fertilizer costs.
Chicken manure (dry)
Dry manure
New injection techniques & equipment design, flow meters/GPS?
Cost of manure application per gallon.
Easier programs to run the P Index using the RUSLE2 Index.
Specific laws
Composting
Separation distance for manure storage.
Law changes
Manure spill examples
Quality of manure spreading issues.
Some stuff that pertains to dairy and not all hogs
Composting tips
Application equipment.
Make meeting shorter
Manure spill management
Water quality--? Chlorine tablets, wells--?? Peroxide
Biofilter discussion and odor results, Matrix
Application equipment selection and flow meters
An accounting of all funds paid to DNR from MMP's, certification, etc including money to ISU.
More beef building problems, would like more real life examples instead of the video.
More information on beef manure problems instead of swine.
Composting
Thank you for a good program!
More cattle, less hogs
Make MMPs easier!
Confinement manure.
How deep to knife in.
How deep to knife it in.
Variable flow equipment information.
GPS/variable rate.
Breakdown rates of Nitrogen, phosphorous, etc.
90% of the meeting was good. 10% was used just to fill in time.
Solid manure composting
Advantages of different spreading methods.
Federal NPDES law vs Iowa DNR rules
Incorporation
Composting
No more meetings on Valentines Day!
Would like to see more research done with % available Nitrogen 1st year applied--University of IL and MN show as little as 60% available 1st year.
Spillage around confinements during pumping. Proper pumping to prevent mortality.
Record keeping.
Record keeping.
What to do in case of a road spill
Safely transportation of manure from facility to application sight and stockpiling prior to application at sight--poultry manure.
Odor elimination
Mortality Management
Area diseases
More on composting of dead animals!
Cover composting more--add DNR rules for composting.
Rules and regs.
Relate it to dairy manure.
More beef scenario examples.
More on type of applying dry fertilizer.
Safety on manure spills
Waste safety, as well as steps to do in a avoid to a spill.
Biofilters.
Phosphorus calculations in Manure management plans.
Nipple waters compared to cup water.
More on type of applying dry fertilizer.
More on cattle manure and run off.
Something interesting!! New equipment for manure movement, weight restrictions, shorter programs, more overview.
Composting--how and what works best and nutrients leftover when spread on field.
Composting
RUSLE2 forms
More on application process--rates, Moving from confiment site license to Commercial license--requirements and process.
Nothing. Too long now. Eliminate some things.
I think the video pretty much covered about all information that was useful to me.
Nothing--covered everything I needed to know about and then some.
Equipment types.
Everything is pretty well covered.
More specifics on what is considered a spill.
Adjusting application rates and equipment methods in the field.
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