When manure is land applied there are many different gases emitted, including greenhouse gases and those that contribute to odors. How much is emitted and how does that change with different application methods? This presentation was originally broadcast on September 18, 2009. More…
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Gaseous Emissions Following Land Application of Manures
Curtis Dell, USDA ARS (16 minutes)
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Monitoring Manure Odors Following Land Application
Robin Brandt, Pennsylvania State University (15 minutes)
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Greenhouse Gas and Odor Emissions Following Land Application of Manure
Also includes a discussion of injecting solid manure (subsurface application)
Joy Agnew, Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (16 minutes)
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Subsurface Application of Poultry Litter
Curtis Dell, USDA ARS (5 minutes)
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Question and Answer
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Continuing Education Units
American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS)
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Additional Resource and Links
- Odor Management in Agriculture and Food Processing (Penn State)
- Ammonia Emissions fact sheet (Penn State)
- US EPA ammonia information
- Ammonia Volatilization from Poultry and Dairy Manure (Cornell University)
- US EPA nitrous oxide information
- Managing Manure to Improve Air and Water Quality (USDA ERS)