Publications and Articles
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General
LPELC (Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Center) - external link
Digester
Anaerobic Co-Digestion on Dairies in Washington State - The solid waste handling permit exemption (FS040E, 2011) - external link.
DOE - Guidelines for Operating an Aerobic Digester Exempted from a Solid Waste Handling Permit (2009) - external link.
Crop Guidelines
Estimating Plant Available N Release from Cover Crops (PNW636, 2012)
Nutrient Management for Field Corn Silage and Grain (PNW615, 2010)
Winter Wheat and Spring Grains in Continuous Cropping Systems (OSU, FG81, 2007)
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) - external link.
Irrigation and Application Rate Determination Worksheet (WSU)
Feed Management
Field Management
Grazing and Pasture Management
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
Mortality Management
DOE - On-Farm Composting of Livestock Mortailites (DOE, 2005)
On-Farm Composting of Large Mortailites (WSU, EB2031e, 2008)
Nutrient Application - Manure
Calculating Dairy Manure Nutrient Application Rates (EM8768, 2013)
Manure Application Rates for Forage Production (OSU, EM8585e, 2007)
Worksheet for Calculating Application Rates in Agriculture (PNW511e, 2007)
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)
Estimating Plant Available Nitrogen from Manure (OSU, EM8954, 2008)
Agricultural phosphorus management using the Oregon/Washington Phosphorus Indexes
Soil Sampling and Interpretation
Estimating Soil Moisture by Feel and Appearance (USDA, 1998)
A Guide to Collecting Soil Samples for Farms and Gardens (OSU, EC628, 2013)
Waste Storage
WSDA Factsheets and Guides
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