LYNDEN, Wash. – Two technologies that capture nutrients from dairy manure and lessen environmental impact will be showcased at a WSU Nutrient Recovery Technology Field Day, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, April 20, near Lynden, Wash.
The program will be hosted by Washington State University’s Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources and the WSU Livestock Nutrient Management Program, which is working with commercial partners.
Both technologies allow for the recovered nutrients to then be responsibly land applied as recycled fertilizer according to crop demands. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Conservation Innovation Program has funded these two separate WSU projects to further examine these technologies and their sustainable applications benefiting both the environment and Washington’s dairy farmers.
Participants will tour the dissolved air floatation (DAF) and struvite fluidized bed technologies in the morning, followed by a lunch program. The luncheon will feature a seven-person panel of WSU researchers speaking about their additional manure nutrient recovery state-funded projects.
The event includes bus transportation to and from the farm, so registration is required. For more information and to register for this event please visit the website to register: http://csanr.wsu.edu/nrtech-field-day/
For questions or more information please email Karen Hills, khills@wsu.edu.
The field day is supported by Natural Resource Conservation Service Agreement #693A7516020, Agreement #693A751751, and Biomass Research Funds from the Washington State University Agricultural Research Center.
Contact:
Karen Hills, research associate, WSU Crop and Soil Sciences, Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources, 802-752-7669, khills@wsu.edu
