Nutrient Management and Environment
Manure Management
- New resource available for winter manure application decisions – Erica Rogers and Shelby Burlew, Feb. 2018
- The dangers of manure gas and strategies for mitigation– Erica Rogers, Sept. 2018
- Now is the time to plan for spreading manure in the winter – Christina Curell, Dec. 2017
- Michigan releases new nutrient management tool – Shelby Burlew, July 2017
- When is the best time to spread manure to optimize crop production and minimize nutrient losses? – Shelby Burlew, April 2017
- Minimize negative impacts of winter manure spreading – Christina Curell, Feb. 2017
- Emergency response to manure spills – Are you prepared? Part 1 - ShelbyBurlew, April 2014
- Emergency response to manure spills – Are you prepared? Part 2 - Shelby Burlew, June 2014
- Emergency response to manure spills – Are you prepared with a manure spill kit? - Shelby Burlew, July 2014
- Weather impacts make manure storage monitoring very important - Shelby Burlew, Feb. 2014
- Manure structures should be monitored in extreme wet weather conditions - Jerry May, April 2013
- Storing manure on small farms – deciding on a storage option - Shelby Burlew, Aug. 2014
- What is your winter manure strategy - Shelby Burlew, Jan. 2014
- Reducing the risks associated with winter manure application - Jerry May, Jan. 2014
- Resources available for winter spreading - Shelby Burlew, Feb. 2014
- Farmers should delay spring manure applications until field conditions improve - Jerry May, April 2014
- Technology makes sidedressing crops with manure easier - Jerry May, April 2014
- Productivity and economics of nurse tanks for manure transport - Tim Harrigan, July 2011
- Efficient liquid manure transport and land application - Tim Harrigan, April 2011
- Economics of liquid manure transport and land application - Tim Harrigan, Oct. 2011
- Time is money when hauling manure - Tim Harrigan, April 2011
- Grassland renovation with slurry-enriched seeding of red clover - Tim Harrigan, April 2012
- Managing the farming system to feed our crops and protect our water - Tim Harrigan, April 2015
- Keeping nutrients in the field and out of the water - Marilyn Thelen, Oct. 2015
- Keeping nutrients in the field and out of tile lines - Marilyn Thelen, July 2014
- Reducing nutrient loss - Christina Curell, Sept. 2015
- Do nitrification inhibitors help retain manure N in the rootzone? - Gerald May, March 2014
- Sand is great for cows, but other challenges exist - William Bickert and Dana Kirk, Oct. 2011
- Things your dad never told you about manure - Natalie Rector, July 2009
- Manure Management - Sediment and Contaminent Runoff (WO1036) - Tim Harrigan
- Manure Management - Spreading on Frozen and Snow Covered Ground (WO1038) - Tim Harrigan
- Manure Management - Tile Drained Land (WO1037) - Tim Harrigan
- Manure and soil organic matter - Christina Curell, May 2016
Air Quality
- What factors influence the odors in manure? – Erica Rogers, April 2018
- Update on air emissions reporting for CAFOs under EPCRA - Faith Cullens, May 2011
- Evaluating livestock air emissions using the National Air Quality Site Assessment Tool - Gerald May, March 2012
- National Air Quality Site Assessment Tool helps farmers learn about air emissions from their farms - Jerry May, June 2014
Feed Management
- Managing corn silage harvest and feed bunk for nutrient retention - Faith Cullens and Craig Thomas, Sept. 2011
- Managing nutrient losses in the dairy cattle diet - Faith Cullens, June 2011
- Water use on dairy farms - Faith Cullens, Oct. 2011
- Environmental Stewardship: Controlling Silage Leachage (E3099) - Natalie Rector and David Stroud
Milking Center Wastewater
- Milking Center Wastewater Management - Bark Filter Mound - Stephen Davis, et al April 2009
- Comprehensive Manure & Milking Parlor Wastewater Management - Steven Safferman, Hope Croskey, and Dawn Reinhold, Jan. 2010
- Treatment of Milk House Wash Water - Steven Safferman, Lloyd Rozema, Jan. 2012
Other Web-based Resources
Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) Resources
- MDARD Michigan Right-to-Farm and GAAMPs Information - Includes all of the Generally Accepted Agriculture and Management Practices (GAAMPs)
- Livestock Production Facility Siting Request Application and Information Checklist - updated Nov. 2015
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO)
- What does it take to be a CAFO? - Gerald May, Oct. 2013
- Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) CAFO Resources
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