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PRINT VERSION (pdf) Download the Summer 2007 issue of Iowa Manure Matters - Odor and Nutrient Management Newsletter in pdf format.

Iowa Open Feedlot Livestock Producers Still Need Nutrient Management Plans by July 31 Despite a federal delay, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) has confirmed that Iowa livestock and poultry producers who are required to submit nutrient management plans must meet the state deadline of July 31, 2007. More

Living with Your NPDES Permit Livestock producers and their engineers expend a great deal of time, energy and money to get a construction permit to build or expand a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO). For first time National Pollutant Discharges Elimination Systems (NPDES) permit holders, receiving the permit is seen as the end of the journey, but what they find is that it is only the beginning. More

Upcoming Events Several manure management events throughout Iowa and the Midwest are being offered by commodity groups, local producers, watershed groups, equipment manufacturers, state agency staff and extension services during this summer and fall. More