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Webinar Series (View Press Release | Download Schedule - pdf)

Table Talk: "Manure Du Jour: Serving Pennsylvania's Best Practices on Animal Agriculture, Water Quality and Air Quality"

2009 Webinars:

Date Title Speakers
Wednesday January 14

Overview of Animal Ag Issues – Air & Water Quality

Karl Brown, PA State Conservation Commission
Eileen Wheeler, PSU Ag & Biological Engineering
Doug Beegle, PSU Crops & Soils Sciences

Wednesday January 21

Water Quality – Nutrition

Sarah Dinh, PSU Dairy and Environment Extension
Paul Patterson, PSU, Poultry Science
Jana Malot, NRCS

Wednesday January 28

Water Quality – Barnyard and Exercise Lots

Beth Futrick, PA Agricultural Ombudsman Program
Ann Swinker, PSU Dairy and Animal Science
Jerry Martin, Lancaster County Extension Office

Thursday February 5

Water Quality – Manure Storage and Treatment (liquid)

Bob Graves, PSU Ag and Biological Engineering
Rob Meinen, PSU Dairy and Animal Science
Heather Smeltz, NRCS

Thursday February 12

Water Quality – Manure Storage and Treatment (dry)

Ann Swinker, PSU Dairy and Animal Science
Peter Vanderstappen, NRCS

Thursday February 19 Water Quality – Land Application

Peter Kleinman, USDA Agricultural Research Service
Rob Meinen, PSU Dairy and Animal Science
Mark Goodson, NRCS

Thursday February 26 Water Quality – Stream protection

Jana Malot, NRCS
Barry Isaacs, NRCS
Beth Futrick, PA Agricultural Ombudsman Program

Wednesday March 11 Air Quality – The Issues

Eileen Wheeler, PSU Ag and Biological Engineering
Robin Brandt, PSU Ag and Biological Engineering
Karl Dymond, PA State Conservation Commission

Wednesday March 18

Air Quality – Nutrition and Ammonia Emissions

Alex Hristov, PSU Dairy and Animal Science
Paul Patterson, PSU Dairy and Animal Science
Al Rotz, USDA Agricultural Research Service

Wednesday March 25

Air Quality – Nutrition and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Alex Hristov, PSU Dairy and Animal Sciences
Al Rotz, USDA Agricultural Research Service
Wendy Powers, Michigan State University, Animal Science and Ag and Biosystems Engineering

Thursday April 2 Air Quality – Housing and Barnyard

Bob Graves, PSU Ag and Biological Engineering
Eileen Wheeler, PSU Ag and Biological Engineering
Pat Topper, PSU Ag and Biological Engineering

Thursday April 9

Air Quality – Mitigation Technologies

Paul Patterson, PSU Poultry Science
Bob Mikesell, PSU Dairy and Animal Science
Ken Kephart, PSU Dairy and Animal Science

Thursday April 16

Air Quality – Manure Storage, Treatment and Land application

Curtis Dell, USDA-ARS
Bob Graves, PSU Ag and Biological Engineering
Pat Topper, PSU Ag and Biological Engineering

View Webinar Archives (Seminar and materials)

Questions? Contact:

Kristen Saacke Blunk
E-mail: ksaackeblunk@psu.edu
Telphone: 814.865.8756

Anna Marie Nachman
E-mail: amn6@psu.edu