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 The North American Manure Expo (NAME) is less than a month away – don't miss your chance to get a first-hand look at a successful manure management operation with NAME's on-farm tours.
On August 15th and 16th, NAME will take place at the Swiftel Center in Brookings, S.D. On Wednesday, Aug. 15, three local operations from differing sectors will open their farm gates to Expo attendees.
Tours include:
Tour 1: Mooving manure on dairies
This tour will take attendees to a local dairy operation to see first-hand how manure separation, aeration and irrigation are working together. Learn about the design, implementation, management and experiences of mooving manure.
Tour 2: Beefing up the system
This tour will visit a local farm that raises beef cattle and manages manure in open lots, bedded pack barns and deep pit systems. The tour will also showcase the South Dakota State University Cow-Calf Education and Research Facility, which showcases research and manure management for both pasture and confinement systems.
Tour 3 - A look inside swine systems
This tour will take participants inside swine barns to see how manure storages are designed and managed, and the pig environment. The tour includes a swine barn under construction. At the South Dakota State University Swine Education and Research Facility, a viewing hallway allows tour participants to see inside the gestation barn and view stall and pen gestation and farrowing in action.
Tours cost $20 to attend and include transportation to and from the Swiftel Centre in Brookings, as well as a box lunch. Pre-registration is required.
Don't miss out, register today!
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