There will be an environmental training session for operators of concentrated animal feeding operations on Dec. 4, 2024, at the Crossroads Convention Center in Huron.
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 will provide the training.
Check-in starts at 8:15 a.m. with the program following at 8:45 a.m. and concluding at approximately 4:45 p.m.
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.
“While most CAFO operators have gone through previous training sessions, it’s always good to learn about any updates or new data that may benefit them,” said Bob Thaler, Farm Credit Services of America Endowed Chair in Swine Production, distinguished professor and SDSU Extension Swine Specialist.
“Also, I really encourage policy makers and concerned citizens to attend to better understand the requirements that the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources places on CAFOs to protect the state’s natural resources.”
Thaler will present 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.
SDSU Extension
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