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July 2009
Volume 18, Number 3
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Nutrient Management Field Day - DeHaan Dairy - July 23 |
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A Nutrient Management Field Day wil be held July 23 at the DeHaan dairy in Whatcom County. The address is Stormhaaven Dairy, 9846 Jackman Road, Lynden, WA 98264. The program will begin at 10 AM and will focus on results obtained from evaluation of the relationship between manure management and nitrates in shallow ground water. A special emphasis will be placed on the study which began in 2009 to look at the benefit of limited till approach to reseeding. Presentations lasting 20 to 25 minutes will be given at various stations around the dairy. Nutrient Management of a Grass Field over Five Years - Joe Harrison, Washington State University; Comparison of Minimum Tillage and Conventional Tillage on Grass Field Nitrogen Dynamics,
An introduction to the next phase of the study on grass field - Larry DeHaan, Stormhaaven Dairy, Lynn VanWieringen, Washington State University; Relationship of Nutrient Managment and Shallow Ground Water -Barb Carey, Department of Ecology; Recent Information Related to
Best Management Practices - Chris Clark, Whatcom Conservation District; Noon No-host Lunch at Dutch Mothers 405 Front Street, Lynden, WA 98264; and Update on Record Keeping Regulations in the Dairy Nutrient Management Act - Jason Pentzer, Washington Department of Agriculture. PLEASE CONTACT LYNN VANWIERIGEN TO REGISTER FOR LUNCH, 360-966-0216. |
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Joe Harrison, Livestock Nutrient Management Specialist, WSU-Puyallup |
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jhharrison@wsu.edu |
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