MANHATTAN, Kan. – Among the myriad challenges livestock producers face on a day-to-day basis, there is at least one constant – the issue of manure management, including capturing its full value. To help livestock producers of all operation sizes address this challenge, Kansas State University and K-State’s Beef Cattle Institute will host a Livestock Manure Management Conference Nov. 18 in Garden City.

The event starts with registration at 10 a.m. in the K-State Research and Extension Southwest Area Office at 4500 E. Mary St. The program will begin at 10:30 a.m.

Presentations and presenters will include:

·         Feed ingredients influence diet nutrient level – Justin Waggoner, K-State southwest area beef systems specialist;

·         Diet impacts nutrient excretion and land needs – Joel DeRouchey, K-State Extension livestock specialist;

·         Determining the economic value of manure – Mandy Fox, Kansas Livestock Association Environmental Services, Inc.;

·         Composting and changes in value – Joe Harner, K-State Extension specialist in biological and agricultural engineering;

·         Legality of manure and crop nutrient removal – Terry Medley, Kansas Department of Health and Environment Livestock Waste Management chief; and  

·         Agronomics of manure and crop nutrient removal – Dorivar Ruiz-Diaz, K-State soil fertility and nutrient management specialist.

A live Webcast will be available for those who are not able to travel to Garden City. (Contact Chris Reinhardt for additional Webcast information at 785-532-1672 or cdr3@ksu.edu.)

The advance registration fee of $15 includes lunch and is due by Nov. 11. The fee to participate in the Webcast is $20 and to register at the door is $25.

More information about registration and the event itself is available on the Web at http://www.asi.ksu.edu/manure or by calling Justin Waggoner in the K-State Research and Extension Southwest Area office at 620-275-9164. 

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K-State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well-being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K-State campus, Manhattan.

Story by: Mary Lou Peter
mlpeter@ksu.edu
K-State Research & Extension News

Justin Waggoner is at 620-275-9164 or jwaggon@ksu.edu; Chris Reinhardt is at 785-532-1672 or cdr3@ksu.edu; Joel DeRouchey is at 785-532-2280 or jderouch@ksu.edu