The North Dakota State University Carrington Research Extension Center’s annual Nutrient Management Day will be held Aug. 13.

The program, formerly known as Compost Day, will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Topics to be covered and the presenters are:

• Containment pond management technologies available to North Dakota producers - E.J. Habrook, K-Line Irrigation Systems of North America, and Lori Frank, Barnes County 319 Watershed program
• Composting mortalities - Mary Berg, livestock environmental management specialist at the Carrington Research Extension Center
• Manure composting demonstration - Emily Kline, livestock environmental management specialist at the center
• Using manure and compost as a fertilizer for crops - Chris Augustin, soil health specialist at NDSU’s North Central Research Extension Center
• Microbiology of manure and compost, and the role of microbes in converting manure to composted material - Ann-Marie Fortuna, NDSU soil health assistant professor

Registration is not required but is suggested by Aug. 9 to provide the event’s organizers with the number of people attending lunch. The cost of lunch is $9 person. Water will be provided to participants. Morning activities will take place outside, so dress accordingly.

To register or for more information, contact Berg or Kline at (701) 652-2951 or mary.berg@ndsu.edu or emily.m.kline@ndsu.edu. More information also is available at http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/lem.

The Carrington Research Extension Center is 3.5 miles north of Carrington on U.S. Highway 281.

NDSU Agriculture Communication - July 30, 2013