• Manure Hauler Certification Program

    The certification program creates a clear pathway for farms and for-hire manure applicators (firms) to move from training, to certification, to third party audit (incentivized by reductions in insurance premiums) without implementing a mandatory program. There are three levels to the certification program. Passing the online course with a score of 80% or more is one of two components of becoming Level 1 certified.

  • Solid Manure and Cover Crops

    Published on January 6, 2020

    Michigan State University Extension Educator, Sarah Fronczak, discusses the benefits of integrating soil manure and cover crops into your farming practices.

  • Backyard Cattle Management

    Published on February 18, 2021

    MI Ag Ideas to Grow With 2021 - Animal Agriculture Session: More people are interested in producing their own beef or supplying friends and family with beef. This presentation offers a nutritional perspective of raising beef cattle for freezer beef. In order to have cattle ready for your harvest appointment, this presentation will discuss different nutritional management strategies and their effects on growth and meat quality.

  • Basic Healthy Practices for Pigs

    Published on February 16, 2021

    MI Ag Ideas to Grow With 2021 - Animal Agriculture Session: This session will include information that will help the small or beginning farmers who are involved in pork production. Participants will gain knowledge on proper production practices that focus on management over medication including; biosecurity, vaccination programs, deworming practices, identifying sick or at-risk animals and information on foreign animal diseases (FAD) that pig farmers should be aware of. Whether you are raising animal for your freezer, using a custom butcher while marketing freezer meat or selling pigs on the open market, this session will help you gain a better understanding of production practices that will help improve the health of your swine herd.

  • Some Thoughts to Keep in Mind in Weeds Control Where Manures are Applied

    Published on March 8, 2022

    Learn more about managing weeds on ground where manures are applied.

  • Why Farmers Should Hire Manure Applicators who are Certified through the Michigan Manure Hauler Certification Program

    Published on March 21, 2022

    This presentation will explain what the certification program is and why farmers will want to hire manure applicators who are certified through the Michigan Manure Hauler Certification Program.

  • The Realities that no one tells you about Owning Chickens and the Direct Marketing of Meat

    Published on February 17, 2021

    MI Ag Ideas to Grow With 2021 - Animal Agriculture Session: Many people who buy chicks or even grow chickens do not understand the ramifications of owning such animals. Owning poultry is very different from dogs and cats even though they are of similar size, it is more like owning livestock and they should be treated as such. This presentation will introduce and familiarize potential and current poultry owners with the different aspects of raising poultry that they may not understand. Learn more about nutrition, housing, laws and regulations, sick poultry care, diseases and general considerations when owning and raising poultry. There are a lot of factors to consider when direct marketing meats to consumers. What are the required regulations and how do you follow them? Where can you sell your meat? What factors should you consider when choosing and working with a processor? How do you price the product? What are the impacts of COVID-19 on direct marketing meat and processor scheduling? This session will cover the basics of direct marketing meat and answer these questions and others you have.This presentation is included as part of the Realities That No One Tells You About Owning Chickens recording.

  • Getting the Most from Manure Applications

    Published on August 26, 2021

    The MSU Extension Field Crops Virtual Breakfast on Aug. 26, 2021, focuses on getting the most from manure applications, presented by Brook Wilke, Associate Director for Science and Agronomy, MSU Kellogg Biological Station Long-Term Agroecosystem Research.

  • "What's U.P. @ UPREC?" July 17, 2020, Manure composting

    Published on July 17, 2020

    Some of the beef herd manure at Michigan State University's Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center in Chatham, Michigan is processed into compost suitable for use on the farm's organic vegetables. Farm manager Paul Naasz describes the process.

  • Liquid Manure and Cover Crops

    Published on January 6, 2020

    Michigan State University Extension Educator, Sarah Fronczak, discusses the benefits of integrating soil manure and cover crops into your farming practices.

  • Things to Consider to Get the Most Out of Manure Nutrients as a Replacement for Chemical Fertilizer and Developing Plant Nutrient Budgets for 2022 With High Fertilizer Prices

    Published on March 8, 2022

    Join Sarah Fronczak to hear more about the things to consider when using manure as a replacement for chemical fertilizers and Jon LaPorte will discuss developing plant nutrient budgets for 2022 with high fertilizer prices.

  • Manure Haulers Certification

    Published on March 2, 2023

    This presentation will explain what the certification program is and why farmers will want to hire manure applicators who are certified through the Michigan Manure Hauler Certification Program.

  • Jul 27

    Manure Pit Rescue Training Program

    July 27, 2023 6:00PM – 10:00PM Berlin Fair, 2008 Berlin Fair Drive, Marne, MI 49435

    Manure pit rescue training program for first responders.

  • Jul 26

    Grain Bin and Manure Pit Safety Program

    July 26, 2023 2:00PM – 5:00PM Clinton County Fairgrounds, 800 W. Sickles Street, St Johns, MI 48879

    Working around grain bins and manure pits can result in both fatal and nonfatal injuries. Understanding how to safely work in these environments is the purpose for this grain bin and manure pit safety training.

  • Jul 27

    Grain Bin and Manure Pit Safety Program

    July 27, 2023 2:00PM – 5:00PM Berlin Fair, 2008 Berlin Fair Drive, Marne, MI 49435

    Working around grain bins and manure pits can result in both fatal and nonfatal injuries. Understanding how to safely work in these environments is the purpose for this grain bin and manure pit safety training.

  • Jul 26

    Manure Pit Rescue Training Program

    July 26, 2023 6:00PM – 10:00PM Clinton County Fairgrounds, 800 West Sickles Street, St Johns, MI 48879

    Manure pit rescue training program for first responders.

  • Small Farm Manure Management Planning

    Published on December 14, 2020
    Developing a manure management plan may seem like a daunting task, or something only done by large farms, but the components of a plan can be applied to all types of farming operations.

  • EGLE announces draft state E. coli TMDL

    Published on July 26, 2019
    CAFO permits to be consistent with new TMDL

  • Start planning your nutrient needs now

    Published on September 12, 2022
    Fertilizer Planning Resources Available from MSU Extension.

  • Changes to setback distances for waste storage facilities

    Published on April 1, 2021
    New language added to Siting GAAMPs on waste storage facility setbacks from the property line.