2009 Published White Papers and Presentations from the February 2009 meetings.

Composting. Charles Gould, MSU Extension agriculture educator.

• Composting Livestock Manure
• (Accompanying Power Point Presentation)

Making energy. Dana Kirk, MSU Extension biosystems and agricultural engineering specialist.

• Basics of Anaerobic Digestion
• (Accompanying Power Point Presentation)

Future opportunities in carbon markets. Dave Beede, Clinton Meadows chair for dairy nutrition and environmental management at MSU.

• Carbon Market Opportunities for Agriculture.
• (Accompanying Power Point Presentation)

Conserving nutrients in the diet. Darrin Karcher, MSU Extension poultry specialist, and Faith Cullens, MSU Extension dairy educator.

• Managing Nutrients in Poultry Diets
• (Accompanying Power Point Presentation)
• Feed Management to Raise Swine and Protect the Environment
• Managing Nutrients in the Dairy Cattle Diet

Conserving nutrients during storage. Wendy Powers, MSU animal science professor.

• Conserving Nutrients During Manure Storage
• (Accompanying Power Point Presentation)

Optimizing fertilizer and manure applications. Tim Harrigan, MSU associate professor of biosystems and agricultural engineering, and Natalie Rector, MSU Extension nutrient management educator.

• Cereal Rye: Manure and Livestock’s New Best Friend
• (Accompanying Power Point Presentation)
• Manure and Weed Seeds
• (Accompanying Power Point)