Publications and Articles

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Digester

• Anaerobic Co-Digestion on Dairies in Washington State - The solid waste handling permit exemption (FS040E, 2011)
• DOE - Guidelines for Operating an Aerobic Digester Exempted from a Solid Waste Handling Permit (2009)

Crop Guidelines

• Haymaking on the Westside (WSU, EB1897, 2001)
• What are Your Forages Worth? (WSU, 2013)
• Estimating Plant Available N Release from Cover Crops (PNW636, 2012)
• Nutrient Management for Field Corn Silage and Grain (PNW615, 2010)
• Silage Corn, Western Oregon (OSU, EM8978e, 2009)
• Winter Wheat and Spring Grains in Continuous Cropping Systems (OSU, FG81, 2007)
• Red Clover - West of the Cascades (OSU, FG17, 2000)

Eastern WA Guides

• Dryland Winter Wheat, Eastern WA Nutrient Management Guide (WSU, EB1987e, 2013)
• Nutrient Management Guide for Dryland and Irrigated Alfalfa in the Inland Northwest (PNW0611, 2009)

Calibration

• Manure Spreader Calibration (UVM, 2004)
• Irrigation and Application Rate Determination Worksheet (WSU)

Feed Management

• Feed Management: A tool for balancing nutrients on dairies and other livestock operations (OSU, EM8913, 2006)
• To understand milk fever is to prevent it
• Potassium Levels in Forages

Field Management

• A Recipe for Relay Cropping
• Pasture Management Guide- Coastal Pastures in Oregon and Washington
• Acidifying Soil for Crop Production West of the Cascade Mountains (Western WA and OR) (OSU, EM8857e, 2004)

Grazing and Pasture Management

• Livestock Management and Water Quality (WSU, EB2021e, 2008)
• Pasture and Hayland Renovation for Western Washington and Oregon (WSU, EB1870, 2002)
• Keeping Track of Manure Nutrients in Dairy Pastures (PNW549, 2001)

Irrigation Management

• Irrigation Calculator
• Irrigating with Booms vs Big Guns in Northwest WA (WSU, FS003e, 2010)
• Managing Irrigation Water for Different Soil Types in the Same Field (WSU, FS086e, 2012)
• Practical Use of Soil Moisture Sensors and Their Data for Irrigation Scheduling (WSU, FS083e, 2013)

Manure Solids Management

• Manure Storage for Environmental Management Systems
• Temporary Field Storage of Solid Manure or Other Agricultural Source Material

Mortality Management

• Mortality Management Guidelines
• WSDA: Livestock Disposal Manual
• DOE - On-Farm Composting of Livestock Mortailites (DOE, 2005)
• On-Farm Composting of Large Mortailites (WSU, EB2031e, 2008)

Nutrient Application - Manure

• Gauging Success
• Calculating Dairy Manure Nutrient Application Rates (EM8768, 2013)
• Manure Application Rates for Forage Production (OSU, EM8585e, 2007)
• Fertilizing with Manure (PNW0533, 2004)
• Fertilizing with biosolids (PNW508e, 2007)
• Worksheet for Calculating Application Rates in Agriculture (PNW511e, 2007)
• Dairy Manure as a Fertilizer Source (OSU, EM8586, 1997)

Nutrient Testing

• The pre-sidedress soil nitrate test (PSNT), (OSU, EM8650,1997)
• Post Harvest Soil Nitrate Testing for Manured Systems West of the Cascades (OSU, EM8823e, 2003)
• Which Test is Best? (PNW505, 1997)
• Estimating Plant Available Nitrogen from Manure (OSU, EM8954, 2008)
• Agricultural phosphorus management using the Oregon/Washington Phosphorus Indexes
• Understanding the Manure Test Report (Nova Scotia, 2010)

Soil Sampling and Interpretation

• Estimating Soil Moisture by Feel and Appearance (USDA, 1998)
• Soil test interpretation guide (OSU, EC1478, 2011)
• Soil Sampling and Crop Nutrient Requirements: Critical Tools for the Nutrient Management Toolkit (Alberta, 2005)
• A Guide to Collecting Soil Samples for Farms and Gardens (OSU, EC628, 2013)

Waste Storage

• Non-Enclosed Manure Storage Safety Tips
• Temporary Field Storage of Solid Manure (Ontario, 2010)

WSDA Factsheets and Guides

• Emergency Spill Response Protocols and Guidance (WSDA, 2014)
• Nutrient Management Recordkeeping Requirements (WSDA, 2013)
• More WSDA publications and forms

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