Educational Materials & Marketing Services
Extension 4-H Youth Bldg.
Ames, Iowa 50011-3630
(515) 294-9915
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1/21/04
Contacts:
Angela Rieck-Hinz, Agronomy, Iowa State University, (515) 294-9590, amrieck@iastate.edu
Leroy Jensen, Wright County Extension Office, (515) 532-3453, lhjensen@iastate.edu
Kapil Arora, Area Agricultural Engineer, Story County Extension Office (515)
382-6551, pbtiger@iastate.edu
Jean McGuire, Continuing Education and Communication Services (515) 294-7033,
jmcguire@iastate.edu
Certification Program Offered for Dry Manure Applicators
AMES, Iowa -- Iowa State University Extension is offering a three-hour manure applicator certification workshop for dry manure operators on Feb. 26, from 9 a.m. to noon.
This certification meeting is for both confinement site manure applicators and commercial manure applicators who primarily apply dry manure. Although confinement site applicators are only required to attend two hours of annual training, this meeting will be three hours in length to provide training to commercial applicators, and all attendees will be required to stay for the three-hour workshop.
Workshop topics will include current regulatory requirements for manure applicators, stockpiling manure and water quality issues, and solid manure distribution from different types of dry manure application equipment.
The meeting will be held at Memorial Hall in Eagle Grove, Iowa. Applicators need to be at the session prior to the 9 a.m. start and need to bring their current certification number to complete paperwork requirements. There is no registration fee for the meeting, but applicators are asked to pre-register prior to Feb. 24 to ensure adequate space and materials by calling the Wright County Extension office at (515) 532-3453.
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