Manure Managment Home

Manure management is an important issue in North Dakota with respect to groundwater and surface water protection. Siting of concentrated animal feeding operations has become an issue of concern. The occurrence and pattern of winter feeding of cattle along the Sheyenne River has been a focus of attention in recent years. The North Dakota Department of Health has regulatory responsibility over animal feeding operations. The NRCS has been developing a comprehensive nutrient management program for farming operations that include animal feeding.

Runoff and nutrient control from a buffalo feed yard
 Dr. Vern Anderson Carrington Research Extension Center, Carrington

Feedlot ammendment for surface sealing
Dr. Vern Anderson Animal and Range Science Dept.,Charles Linderman Ag. & Biosystems Engineering, Deborah Pflughoeft-Hassett Environment and Energy Research Center, University of North Dakota, Carrington

 

Programs of study that include course-work related to manure management include Soil Science, Animal and Range Science , Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, and Agricultural Systems Management.  

Soil fertility and fertilizers
Dr. R Jay Goos Soil Science

Advanced soil fertility 
Dr. Larry Cihacek Soil Science

Soil and the environment
Dr. Frank Casey Soil Science

Soil and waste disposal 
Dr. Larry Cihacek Soil Science  

Natural resource and agro-ecosystems
Dr. Carolyn Grygiel Animal and Range Sciences

Modeling of agro-ecosystems
Dr. Mario Biondini Animal and Range Sciences

Small watershed hydrology and modeling
Lowell Disrud Ag. & Biosystems Engineering  

Natural resource management systems
Lowell Disrud Ag. Systems Management

Livestock waste technical information and assistance program 
Charles Linderman Ag. & Biosystems Engineering, Carrington  

AE 1072 Water Quality: The Tillage Component (pdf) (Microsoft Reader)
EB 64 Managing Nitrogen Fertilizer to Prevent Groundwater Contamination (pdf) (Microsoft Reader)
ER 62 Diffuse Sources of Nitrogen Related to Water Quality Protection in the Northern Great Plains (pdf) (Microsoft Reader)
AS 956 Animal Waste Management (pdf) (Microsoft Reader)
AS 1023 Water Quality: The Animal Component (pdf) (Microsoft Reader)
AS 1155 A Checklist to Feedlot Sitting and Environmental Compliance (pdf) (Microsoft Reader)
AE 1187 Manure Management Workbook (pdf) (Microsoft Reader)
AE 1188 Manure Application Log Book (pdf) (Microsoft Reader)
AE 1189 Manure Storage and Field Records (pdf) (Microsoft Reader)
WQ 1278 Water Resource Impacts from Medicines and other Biologically Active Substances (pdf)


North Dakota Animal Waste Management
ND Department of Health Waste Management

Dr. Bruce Seelig, Water Quality Program Coordinator, Ag. & Bisosystems Engineering, NDSU Fargo

Dr. J. W. Schroeder, Extension Dairy Specialist, Animal & Range Sciences, NDSU Fargo

Dr. Karl Hoppe, Extension Area Livestock System Specialist, Animal & Range Sciences, NDSU Carrington

Dr. Greg Lardy, Extension Beef Cattle Specialist, Animal & Range Sciences, NDSU Fargo

Dr. Thomas Socha, Extension Livestock Specialist - Swine, Animal & Range Sciences, NDSU Fargo

Dr. Kris Ringwall, Extension Livestock Specialist, Animal & Range Sciences, NDSU Dickinson

Roger Haugen, Extension Livestock Specialist, Animal & Range Sciences, NDSU Fargo

Dr. David Franzen, Extension Soils Specialist, Soil Science, NDSU Fargo

Dr. R. Jay Goos, Professor, Soil Science, NDSU Fargo