There will be an environmental training session for operators of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) on June 26, 2024, at the Crossroads Convention Center in Huron.
Check-in starts at 8:30 a.m. with the program following at 8:45 a.m. and concluding at approximately 4:45 p.m.
Specialists from South Dakota State University Extension, the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service provide the training.
“Past attendees of this program have come away with at least one new practice they consider adopting related to land application, livestock feeding, air quality or soil conservation,” said Bob Thaler, distinguished professor and SDSU Extension Swine Specialist.
Thaler will present on livestock nutrition options for altering the nitrogen and phosphorous content of manure. Anthony Bly, SDSU Extension Soils Field Specialist, will talk about managing nitrogen and phosphorous in land applications of manure and Jason Gilb, a conservation agronomist with NRCS, will go over land application of manure worksheets.
Kent Vlieger, a soil health specialist with NRCS, will present on soil erosion and infiltration. Jason Roggow, a natural resources engineer for the South Dakota DANR, will discuss the DANR’s livestock permit program.
For water and air management, Sushant Mehan, assistant professor and SDSU Extension Water Resource Engineer Specialist, will present on water quality and Xufei Yang, assistant professor and SDSU Extension Environmental Quality Engineer, will discuss air quality and odor.
To register, visit extension.sdstate.edu/events and search “CAFO”. Registration is $50 and includes lunch, breaks and training materials. The Crossroads Convention Center is located at 100 Fourth St. S.W. in Huron.
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