The NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center's annual Nutrient Management Day is scheduled for Aug. 13.
The program, formerly known as Compost Day, will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and cover the following topics:
- Containment pond management technologies available to North Dakota producers - E.J. Habrook, K-Line Irrigation Systems of North America, and Lori Frank, Barnes County 319 Watershed program
- Composting mortalities - Mary Berg, livestock environmental management specialist at the Carrington Research Extension Center
- Manure composting demonstration - Emily Kline, livestock environmental management specialist at the center
- Using manure and compost as a fertilizer for crops - Chris Augustin, soil health specialist at NDSU's North Central Research Extension Center
- Microbiology of manure and compost, and the role of microbes in converting manure to composted material - Ann-Marie Fortuna, NDSU soil health assistant professor
Registration is not required but is suggested by Aug. 9 to provide the event's organizers with the number of people attending lunch. The cost of lunch is $9 per person. Water will be provided to participants. Morning activities will take place outside, so dress accordingly.
To register or for more information, contact Berg or Kline at 701-652-2951 or mary.berg@ndsu.edu or emily.m.kline@ndsu.edu. More information also is available at www.ag.ndsu.edu/lem.
The Carrington Research Extension Center is 3.5 miles north of Carrington on U.S. Highway 281.
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