The University of Minnesota Extension Service is presenting a workshop on managing phosphorus in livestock manure on January 22, 2015 at the Long Prairie City Hall. If you have dairy cows or a beef finishing lot, this workshop is for you.
Rising commercial fertilizer prices have made livestock manure an increasingly valuable asset. Livestock manure contributes N, P, K, trace minerals, and organic matter all for the crop’s benefit. However, repeated application of manure at a rate that supplies all of the nitrogen needs of corn has created some soils with elevated phosphorus levels. This has made the creation and implementation of manure management plans for many livestock farms very challenging.
At this workshop we will be presenting management strategies available to land-limited Minnesota dairy farms and beef feedlots to prevent excessive build-up of soil phosphorus. All this while still maintaining a profitable livestock enterprise. Examples in the discussion will be dairy farms and beef feedlots, however, any livestock enterprise or person working with livestock farmers would benefit from this workshop.
Registration begins at 10:00am and the workshop starts at 10:30am. There is no admission fee for this workshop. Lunch will be provided. Pre-registration requested, but not required. To register or for further information, please call the Todd County Extension Office at 320-732-4435 or email Brenda Miller at nels4220@umn.edu
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