Livestock producers can more
fully utilize the nutrients in livestock manure to reduce purchased fertilizer
costs if they can apply manure when crops need the nutrients. Better capturing
manure nutrients can reduce phosphorus and nitrogen losses into surface water
bodies. To help decrease the incidences of harmful algae blooms in the Western
Basin of Lake Erie, Ohio State University (OSU) Extension research has sought
to develop an in-season window to apply manure to emerged corn. By
incorporating livestock manure as a sidedress nitrogen fertilizer for corn,
nutrients are less exposed to movement by water and a greater percent of the
nitrogen is utilized by the growing corn crop. This webinar will highlight the
on-farm research that has been done and is being planned in the state of Ohio
to capitalize on the opportunity to apply in-season nutrients with manure
application.
An application for continuing education credit for Certified Crop Advisors (CCAs) and members of the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS) will be submitted.
Glen Arnold
Created by Leslie Johnson