AMES, Iowa — Members of the Iowa Manure Management Action Group (IMMAG) are developing a new resource for the state’s crop and livestock producers.
The group will write and distribute a series of fact sheets that will address a variety of issues regarding manure management. A new fact sheet will be distributed each month. The first fact became available in July.
“This valuable tool comes in response to the continued need to provide information on regulations, best management practices, neighbor relations and sources of additional information for people who produce and apply manure as crop nutrients,” said Angela Rieck-Hinz, Iowa State University (ISU) Extension program specialist.
IMMAG members identified the topics for the eleven fact sheets planned for distribution. The July issue will serve as an introduction and cover the various types of livestock operations. Other topics include land application, winter manure application and manure stockpiling.
The fact sheets will be available through IMMAG’s Web site at http://extension.agron.iastate.edu/immag/pubsimms.html. IMMAG members also will distribute the fact sheets through their respective newsletters, magazine, producer mailings and the media. Copies can be printed from the IMMAG Web site.
IMMAG members and contributors to the fact sheet series include the Natural Resources Conservation Service, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Iowa Pork Producers Association, Iowa Cattlemen’s Association, Iowa Turkey Federation, Iowa Poultry Association, Iowa State Dairy Association, Conservation Districts of Iowa, Iowa Corn Growers Association, Iowa Soybean Association, the Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers, Agribusiness Association of Iowa, Iowa Commercial Nutrient Applicators Association, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship – Division of Soil Conservation, Iowa Environmental Council, Iowa Pork Industry Center, Iowa Beef Center, ISU Extension and the ISU College of Agriculture.
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