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Livestock*A*Syst Core MAEAP Training and Manure Management System Planning
By Andrea Stay
Date and time
October 13, 2016 · 9am - October 14, 2016 · 4pm EDT
Location
Eaton Conservation District - Basement Conference Room
551 Courthouse Drive Charlotte, MI 48813Description
Agenda is draft. Session topics may be re-arranged due to speaker/location need.
Day 1 -Eaton County
- Biosecurity, Tools, Supplies Keyword review
- Field Visit -At Ben Tirrell Farm
- Farm Site Review – Run off management lots and pasture Mgmt
- Manure Structures and Intro to siting
- Brief Intro to BODA/Mortality
- Milkhouse wastewater and silage management
- Considerations for small systems and other species. Discuss 101 videos (sheep, pork) and considerations for horse, poultry, Amish
- Action plan review
Day 2 - Clinton County
- Classroom – Intro to Manure Management System Plan(MMSP) and components
- Dairy Farm - Field Visit in Clinton County (or other as determined)
- Classroom – take numbers from Dairy Farm and discuss creating a MMSP
- Funding opportunities for farmers – briefly discuss some of the livestock practices that NRCS will costshare. Example restricted access to waterway, heavy use area, etc.
- Questions/Answers/Review
Lunch will be included both days. Dress for combination of in-class and farm visits.
There are 2 RSVP options. You can register for both days or just Friday. If you register for the "both days" option, it includes Thursday and Friday.
Lodging Options: There is a cluster of hotels on West Saginaw in Lansing MI. This is halfway in between the 2 sites and offers easy dinner options. https://www.google.com/maps/search/hotels/@42.7419489,-84.6691754,14.99z
Note: Eventbrite will send you a "ticket" once registered. You do not need to bring the ticket to the event.