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Soil & Manure Management Field Workshop - July 23, 2010

With MAFRI as the lead, MAFRI, NCLE, Richardson International and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada joined forces to deliver this interactive 8 station in-the-field learning session on a variety of soil and manure management topics. With 78 participants, the first offering of this workshop was well attended. Building on this success, look for more opportunities for knowledge exchange from this group in the future. Many thanks to everyone involved!

Topics included: Long-term manure application and nutrient availability; GHG emissions from agricultural land and manure; Making and using composted manure; Managing excess moisture – tile drainage and other practices; Fertilizing with manure – opportunities and challenges; Manure analysis – testing manure in the lab and the field; Extending grazing management. Certified crop advisors could obtain up to 6.0 CCA CEUs in Soil and Water Management.


Mitchell Timmerman (right), MAFRI nutrient management specialist, demonstrates extended
grazing management on a miniature scale, complete with hay bales and a cow (left).


Willing and not so willing volunteers take a closer look at using rapid test tools in manure.


Clay Sawka, MAFRI nutrient management specialist, leads participants along the
NCLE long term manure and crop management field laboratory.


Curtis Cavers (in the pit), Canada-Manitoba Crop Diversification Centre, shows off a
soil profile at the Kelburn Farm.


John Heard (right), MAFRI crop nutrition specialist, describes in-field quantification
of manure N supply using Nitrogen Ramp Calibration Strips.

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