Completed Competitive Grant

Statewide manure management education initiative

Project ID: 1998-51

Abstract

After manure management was identified as a high priority issue for programming, ISU Extension launched a statewide initiative that made education and individualized assistance on manure nutrient management available to crop and livestock producers in every Iowa county. The initiative involved educational workshops for producers as well as on-farm demonstrations and increased publicity concerning the economic and environmental value of managing manure nutrients for crop production.

Lead investigator: Gerald A. Miller, ISU College of Agriculture

Year of grant completion: 2001

This competitive grant project was part of the Leopold Center's Initiative.

Topics: Nutrient management

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