Manure Use Planning: An Evaluation of a Producer Training Program

Authors

Charles S. Wortmann, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Richard K. Koelsch, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Charles A. Shapiro, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Richard L. Deloughery, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
David D. Tarkalson, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

ORCID IDs

Charles S. Wortmann

Charles A. Shapiro

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

8-1-2005

Comments

Published in Journal of Extension Volume 43, Number 4, August 2005. Copyright 2005. Used by permission.

Abstract

A training program for producers in manure use planning was evaluated. The potential for runoff nutrient loss to surface water can reduced and the value of manure increased through better planning of manure use. Training was conducted throughout Nebraska in 2002 and 2003. Livestock producers who attended evaluated the event at the end of the last class. The need for and impact of the training was greater for continuing operational and maintenance skills of manure utilization that are regularly needed for strategic planning skills. We recommend that training focus primarily on operational and maintenance skills.