Super Pooper Scooper School Set

The North Dakota State University Extension Service, with assistance from the North Dakota Department of Health, will host three daylong workshops on nutrient management.

The dates and locations for the Super Pooper Scooper School are:

• Feb. 29, Dickinson Research Extension Center
• March 1, Teddy’s Restaurant, Edgeley
• March 2, Dakota Farmers, Rugby

The programs will run from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. local time.

Topics for the schools are containment pond management; containment pond irrigation systems; euthanasia practices; animal mortality, heat stress, air quality and pen management; an update on concentrated animal feeding operation regulations; manure nutrient management plans; and drug withdrawal.

Speakers for the workshops will vary by location. They are Carl Dahlen, NDSU Extension beef cattle specialist; Charlie Stoltenow, NDSU Extension veterinarian; Karl Hoppe and John Dhuyvetter, NDSU Extension area livestock systems specialists; Chris Augustin, NDSU Extension area nutrient management specialist; Larry Schnell, Stockmen’s Livestock Exchange general manager; Lori Frank, Barnes County Watershed coordinator; E.J. Habrock, K-line Irrigation regional representative; Terry Kemmet, K&K Well Drilling certified well driller; Jesse Vollmer, North Dakota Department of Agriculture assistant state veterinarian; Scott Ressler, North Dakota Stockmen’s Association environmental services director; Jim Semerad, North Dakota Health Department, Division of Air Quality; and Karl Rockeman, North Dakota Health Department, Division of Water Quality.

“The Super Pooper Scooper School will be a great learning opportunity for livestock producers,” Augustin says.

The schools are free of charge but registration is required. To register, contact Augustin at (701) 652-2951 or chris.augustin@ndsu.edu.

NDSU Agriculture Communication - Feb. 8, 2012