Event Details
Date
February 23, 2017
Time
9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location
Jordan Hall, NYS Ag Experiment Station
630 W. North Street
Geneva, NY 14456
Cost
$25.00 Includes Lunch
Host
North Country Regional Ag TeamNancy Anderson
585-394-3977 x427
email Nancy Anderson
Pre-Registration Deadline: February 21, 2017
Manure Forum - Jordan Hall Location
February 23, 2017
Effective, safe manure handling is a must. This forum will cover how to transport manure safely, a unique program for handling spills, maximizing nutrient value, safety considerations in confined spaces and an update on a study in Yates County regarding hazardous hydrogen sulfide levels in stored manure particularly with gypsum bedding products.
Presentations:
- Road Safety with Manure Transport - Lt. Duane Lopez, Officer Greene County
- Collaborative Emergency Response Systems - Mark Burger, Director of Onondaga County Soil & Water Conservation District
- Manure Handling and Confined Space Safety - James Carrabba, Agricultural Safety Specialist Bassett Healthcare Network
- Nutrient Value of Strategic Manuring Application - Karl Czymmek, Cornell PRO-DAIRY Specialist
- Hydrogen Sulfide Concerns with Gypsum Bedding - Tom Eskildsen, District Technician, Yates County Soil & Water Conservation District
Manure Forum Flyer (PDF; 772KB)
