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July 27, 2006 Manure Use on No-till Demonstration and Field Day Set for Aug. 2 The Morton County Natural Resources Conservation Service, North Dakota Farmers Union and North Dakota State University Extension Service have teamed up for a manure use demonstration and field day Wednesday, Aug. 2, at 1:30 p.m. The field day will be at the Mark and Kristi Doll farm near New Salem. A field demonstration will compare the use of livestock manure at different rates on a field planted to corn. Attendees will have the opportunity to discuss application rates, potential yields and cost comparisons with Teresa Dvorak, NDSU Extension Service livestock waste management specialist. Dale Enerson, NDFU, will explain the concept of selling carbon credits and share the opportunities available to producers through the NDFU carbon credit program. Susan Sampson-Liebig, NRCS soil quality specialist, will talk about building soil quality and demonstrate the NRCS soil quality testing procedure. Doll will discuss his current no-till management. “The use of manure to replace commercial fertilizer is gaining acceptance,” Dvorak says. “Research shows that manure has long-lasting soil quality benefits over commercial fertilizer. With today’s high fertilizer prices manure just makes economical sense.” To reach the field demonstration area, take I-94 Exit 134 (Sweet Briar). Then go north seven miles on County Road 84 and then west approximately 1.75 miles on County Road 140. For further information about the site location or the events planned, contact the NRCS Mandan field office at (701) 667-1163, ext. 3. ### Source: Teresa
Dvorak, (701) 483-2306, teresa.dvorak@ndsu.edu |
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