NebGuides and other UNL Extension Publications

The following are publications about manure that support the Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan process.

Manure Nutrient Management

EC179          Managing Livestock Manure to Protect Environmental Quality* (6 MB)

EC136          2011-2012 Nutrient Management Record Keeping Calendar

G1780          Manure Testing: What to Request?* (591 KB)

G1450          Sampling Manures for Nutrient Analysis* (963 KB)

G1293          Feedlot Abandonment, Recommended Procedures* (311 KB)

G1315          Composting Manure and Other Organic Residues* (683 KB)

EC189          Estimating a Whole Farm Nutrient Balance* (3.16 MB; 22 pages)

G1335          Determining Crop Available Nutrients from Manure* (946 KB)

G1370          Abandonment Planning for Earthen Manure Storages, Holding Ponds and Anaerobic  Lagoons* (274 KB)

G1371          Sludge Management for Anaerobic Lagoons and Runoff Holding Ponds* (256 KB)

                    Calibrating Your Manure Spreader (worksheet)*

G1519          Calculating the Value of Manure for Crop Production* (619 KB)

G1939          Sewage Sludge Utilization for Crop Production* (672 KB)

RP190          Impact of Feeding Distillers Grains on Nutrient Management Planning for Beef Cattle Systems* (671 KB)

RP191          Impact of Feeding Distillers Grains on Comprehensive Nutrient Managment Plans for Swine* (730 KB)

RP192          Emerging Ethanol Industry: Implications of Animal Manure Management* (552 KB)

RP193          Impact of Feeding Distillers Grains on Nutrient Management Planning on Dairy Farms* (850 KB)

RP194          Impact of Feeding Distillers Grains on Comprehensive Nutrient Management Planning for Poultry Layer Production Systems* (623 KB)

RP196          Use of Antibiotics in Animal Production: Environmental Concerns* (653 KB)

Soil Management

EC154          Soil Sampling for Precision Agriculture* (560 KB)

G1740          Guidelines for Soil Sampling* (928 KB)

G1632          Using a Chlorophyll Meter to Improve N Management* (784 KB)

G1563          Manure Incorporation and Crop Residue Cover Part I: Reduction in Cover* (614 KB)

G1564          Manure Incorporation and Crop Residue Cover Part II: Fine-Tuning the System* (36 KB)

NM 1292      Livestock Manure Utilization in No-till Cropping Systems* (North Dakota St. U publication)

RP187          Agricultural Phosphorus Management and Water Quality Protection in the Midwest:
                    a Heartland Regional Water Quality Coordination Initiative publication* (1.85 MB; 32 full color pages)

RP189          Agricultural Nitrogen Management for Water Quality Protection in the Midwest:
                    a Heartland Regional Water Quality Coordination Initiative publication* (1.86 MB; 24 full color pages)

Field Crops (Nutrient Management for Field Crops)

G361           Using Starter Fertilizers for Corn, Grain Sorghum, and Soybeans* (642 KB)

G859           Fertilizer Recommendations for Soybeans* (915 KB)

EC117         Fertilizer Suggestions for Corn* (636 KB)

EC143         Fertilizing Winter Wheat* (892 KB)

G1945         Fertilizing Proso Millet* (773 KB)

G1669         Fertilizer Suggestions for Grain Sorghum* (593 KB)

EC155        Nutrient Management for Agronomic Crops in Nebraska
                   This is the latest and most complete set of nutrient recommendations for crops produced in Nebraska.* (968 KB; 21 full color pages)

CropWatch: Soil Management  — Corn Nitrogen Needs Calculator for Nebraska, CropWatch Web site 

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