Schedule
Stay tuned for official agenda and speaker schedule. Credits will be offered where applicable.  Event schedule below is tentative and subject to change.


8:00am

Entech Digester Tour (click to expand)

i. The tour of the Entech Solutions Digester will include the dairy manure to RNG digester which highlights a first of its kind microgrid designed to improve operations and lower the facilities Carbon Intensity score. The system features over 2MW of solar ground mound and rooftop, battery energy storage and DC fast charging. Pre-registration is required.

8:00 am

Arlington Research Station Agronomy Tour (click to expand)

The Arlington Research Station tour will focus on runoff research related to tillage, cover crop, and dairy liquid manure interaction within a corn silage cropping system. The tour also includes a stop at the Wisconsin Integrated Cropping Systems trial which was implemented in 1989. The trial is designed with real world farming in mind. The cropping systems represent a range of farming practices in Wisconsin that are grouped by enterprise type including cash grain, dairy forage, or perennial native grass-based systems. Pre-registration is required.

Two Departure Times: Bus 1 departs at 8am and Bus 2 departs at 10am.

10:00am

Dairy Facility & Manure Separation Tour (click to expand)

i. The Arlington Research Station Manure Separation and Facility tour will showcase manure separation processes, movement of liquid manure and separated solids, and manure gas safety. Pre registration is required.

11:00am

Expo Grounds Open

11:00am - 5:00pm

Ride & Drive: GPS for hazard mapping (click to expand)

Hosted by InDepth Agronomy

Description: Experience a live GPS spread hazard map showing setbacks and restricted areas as you drive through the field. Record keeping capabilities will be demonstrated.

11:00am - 5:00pm

Ride & Drive: SMART Maps for Accurate Application (click to expand)

Hosted by: UW-Madison SnapPlus Program

SMART maps for accurate application: See first-hand how an in-field spreading map app can help get manure where you want it and not where you don’t.

12:45pm

Manure Separator Demo

1:50 pm

Manure Agitation Demo

3:00 pm

Safety & Operations Knowledge Event

5:30 pm – Evening

BBQ Brought to you by CASE IH (click to expand)

Limited tickets available for a free burger or hotdog and beverage. Pick yours up at the CASE IH booth. Join us at 5:30pm for an evening of networking at the Arlington ARS Public Events Building.

7:30am

Expo Grounds Open

7:30am - 5:00pm

Ride & Drive: GPS for hazard mapping (click to expand)

Hosted by InDepth Agronomy

Description: Experience a live GPS spread hazard map showing setbacks and restricted areas as you drive through the field. Record keeping capabilities will be demonstrated.

8:00am-10:00am

Education Sessions (click to expand)

Choose from four Educational Tent Sessions

Tent 1

  • 8:00-8:30 – Manure emissions during agitation and processing: Reducing risks from hydrogen sulfide – Becky Larson
  • 8:30-9:00 – Applying fall manure for hybrid rye – Melissa Wilson
  • 9:00-9:30 – Nitrification inhibitors and manure – Melissa Wilson
  • 9:30-10:00 – Testing manure: Variability and trends over time – Nancy Bohl Bormann

Tent 2

  • 8:00-8:30 – Real-time nutrient sensing for precision manure application – Joe Sanford
  • 8:30-9:00 – Biochar and manure management – Joe Sanford
  • 9:00-9:30 – Nitrogen mineralization in treated manures – Chris Baxter
  • 9:30-10:00 – Dealing with uncertainty in manure for application decisions – Dan Anderson

Tent 3

  • 8:00-8:30 – Interaction of cover crops and manure – Matt Ruark
  • 8:30-9:00 – What’s the relationship between manure and soil health? – Matt Ruark
  • 9:00-9:30 – A web-based interactive calculator to estimate manure value – Nesli Akdeniz
  • 9:30-10:00 – Are you future ready? – Shelly Mayer

Tent 4

  • 8:00-9:00 – Manure innovations of the Northeast – Heather Darby + Kirsten Workman
  • 9:00-9:30 – Impact of copper sulfate footbath use on manure, soil and forage copper concentrations – Eastern Wisconsin – Aerica Bjurstrom
  • 9:30-10:00 – Manure separation systems – Becky Larson, PhD

Enjoy Exhibitors – Visit Vendors

8:00am - 2:00pm

Ride & Drive: SMART Maps for Accurate Application (click to expand)

Hosted by: UW-Madison SnapPlus Program

SMART maps for accurate application: See first-hand how an in-field spreading map app can help get manure where you want it and not where you don’t.

10:30am

Solid Manure Demo (click to expand)

Solid Manure Demonstrations – Spreaders and Compost Turners – Stack Cover Demo

12:15pm

Industry Session (click to expand)

Tent 1 – Puck’s Pump School by Puck Enterprises

During Puck’s Pump School, attendees will learn about operations and crew management, as well as performance systems for an efficient operation. Puck’s manure application experts cover a range of topics, cavitation, friction loss, pump curves, safety features, quality of life, and more. If you’re looking for a one-on-one Pump School course, Puck can tailor a session to your needs. Ask at the show or call 712-655-9200.

Brought to you by Puck Enterprises

Tent 2 – Completing the liquid manure management puzzle by Soil Regeneration Unlimited

Jim Martindale, Consultant, Soil Regeneration Unlimited 

Beau Popejoy, President, New Solutions Ag

New Solutions Ag and Soil Regeneration Unlimited team up to present protocols for preventing greenhouse gas emissions from storage and fields during and following application without creating groundwater contamination.

In addition, evidence will be provided to prove by third party soil microbiome demographics that these protocols enhance soil health and control soil-based plant pathogens.

Tent 3 – Economic and environmental outcomes from a manure management decision support tool

Speaker: Sudharsan Varma Vempalli  

Economic and environmental outcomes from a manure management decision support tool – New Speaker: Sudharsan Varma Vempalli, Research Associate, University of Arkansas

Tent 4 – Unveiling the future of agriculture: Exploring innovative manure products for sustainable farming by Oxbo International

Speaker: Steve Pesik, Marketing Project Coordinator

Join our educational session on the latest advancements in manure products, where you’ll learn about innovative technologies and sustainable solutions that transform animal manure into valuable resources, promoting environmental conservation and agricultural productivity. Discover how these solutions can provide application flexibility, increased application window, reduced costs, and improve nutrient application placement on your farm or for your customers.

1:00pm

Liquid Tanker and Drag Hose Demos

3:30pm-4:00pm

Rapid Release Demonstration – Hose Safety Break

4:00pm-5:00pm

Enjoy Exhibitors

5:00pm

Expo grounds close

Speakers

Aerica Bjurstrom
Regional dairy educator


Aerica has a lifetime of experience with dairy livestock. She earned her bachelor’s degree from UW-Madison with a major in Animal Science and a master’s degree from UW-La Crosse in Education. In her current role as a regional dairy educator, Aerica develops agriculture programming focusing on dairy producers’ needs in Kewaunee, Door and Brown Counties, as well as state-wide. The majority of her work specializes in dairy herd health. Her recent research focused on the Prevalence of Digital Dermatitis in Eastern Wisconsin (2016).



Becky Larson, PhD
Associate professor and extension specialist, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, faculty director, Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Learning Community


Dr. Larson is an associate professor and extension specialist in the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She completed her B.S, M.S., and Ph.D. in Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering at Michigan State University. The main component of her work focuses on increasing sustainability of food waste and livestock manure systems to reduce environmental impact while maintaining profitability.



Chris Baxter
Professor, soil and crop science and reclamation, environment and conservation


Dr. Chris Baxter is a professor of soil and crop science and UW-Madison Division of Extension specialist in soil fertility and nutrient management based at the University of Wisconsin, Platteville. Research interests include manure management, soil fertility in conventional and specialty crops, soils impacted by historic mining activities and soil quality as affected by crop management. He teaches courses in soil science, soil fertility, soil physical properties, soil morphology and classification, and ecological restoration.



Dan Anderson
Associate professor and extension specialist in the agricultural and biosystems engineering department


Dr. Dan Andersen is an associate professor and extension specialist in the agricultural and biosystems engineering department at Iowa State University. Dr. Andersen’s research and extension work at Iowa State University aim to improve soil, water and air quality by promoting the development and implementation of agricultural management systems. He does so through extension programming, state-wide training, and a mix of fundamental and applied research. His work examines how manure land application and utilization impact soil and water quality, opportunities for manure processing through nutrient recovery and anaerobic digestion, and how manures fit in the circular economy and provide opportunities for improved sustainability.



Heather Darby
Extension agronomist specialist


Heather Darby is an extension agronomist with the University of Vermont. For the last 20 years, she has worked in partnership with the farming community to develop conservation practices that make economic and environmental sense. Heather’s applied research and extension program investigates and highlights innovative crop, manure, and soil management techniques that support the needs and interests of farmers.



Joe Sanford
Assistant professor, soil and crop science, Dairy Innovation Hub affiliate, biological systems engineering


Joe Sanford is an assistant professor in the school of agriculture and faculty researcher for the Wisconsin Dairy Innovation Hub at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. His research interest is in agriculture wastewater management including management of farmstead and edge of field runoff, manure management practices and technology, nutrient management, precision manure application and biochar uses in agriculture.



Kirsten Workman
Senior extension associate, nutrient management and environmental sustainability specialist, Pro-Dairy


Kirsten is passionate about the connection between agriculture and the environment. With more than 20 years of experience working with farmers in Washington state, Vermont and New York, she leads extension programming and applied research focused on nutrient management and environmental sustainability for Cornell’s Pro-Dairy program and is a member of the Cornell Nutrient Management Spear Program team. She enjoys working with all facets of the dairy industry to demonstrate and evaluate conservation cropping systems that benefit farms and the environment. As a Certified Crop Adviser, she aims to identify practical and effective strategies that can be adopted by northeast producers that both increase environmental sustainability and improve farm profitability and management. She believes in the importance of sharing sustainable farming practices with the public and enjoys helping farmers spread the word about what they are doing right for the land, the water, the air, and their communities. Collaboration is one of her core values and as such, she has and continues to serve on a diverse set of coalitions, workgroups, and committees to devise solutions for water quality, soil health, climate resiliency, policy and regulatory decisions, and public education.



Matt Ruark
Professor, department of soil science, extension specialist


Dr. Matt Ruark is a professor in the department of soil science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an extension specialist in UW-Madison’s division of extension. His nutrient cycling and agroecosystems laboratory works to improve knowledge of nitrogen, phosphorus, and carbon cycling in grain, dairy, and vegetable cropping systems. He also serves as faculty advisor to the UW-Discovery Farms program and the Wisconsin Agri-Business Association.



Melissa Wilson
Associate professor and extension specialist manure nutrient management and water quality


Dr. Melissa Wilson is an associate professor and the manure nutrient management specialist at the University of Minnesota with appointments in both research and extension. Her research focuses on filling knowledge gaps about manure nutrient cycling as farming practices, weather, and technologies change. She is also currently evaluating techniques for opening up the window of opportunity for manure application.



Nancy Bohl Bormann
PhD candidate, soil, water, and climate department


Nancy is a PhD candidate in the soil, water, and climate department at the University of Minnesota. A native of New Richmond, WI, she graduated with her BS from Iowa State University in Agricultural Education and Environmental Science and a MS from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Soil Science. She worked for The Maschhoffs for 14 years as a CCA in the swine nutrient management and environmental services area before returning to graduate school. She resides in north central Iowa on her family’s grain farm.



Nesli Akdeniz
Assistant professor and extension specialist, department of biological systems engineering


Dr. Nesli Akdeniz is an assistant professor and extension specialist in the biological systems engineering department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Prior to that, she was a clinical assistant professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her fields of interest include livestock and poultry environments, manure management and nutrient utilization, air quality, energy-efficient ventilation design, and GHG & VOC emissions



Shelly Mayer
Executive director


Shelly Mayer is a dairy producer, and the executive director for the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin (PDPW). As the director, she advocates for a proactive approach to bring dairy producers and neighbors together to reduce potential conflict and work for creative, win-win solutions.





Location/Accommodations

Arlington, Wisconsin

Expo Field Location

Manure Expo Field
6567 Badger Lane
Arlington, WI, 53911
USA

Construction Notice for those coming from Northeastern Wisconsin:
Hwy 60 is closed for bridge replacement between Columbus and US 51. Use posted detour or find alternate route.
More information: https://projects.511wi.gov/wis60-columbiacounty/schedule


Accommodations

Holiday Inn Express
7184 Morrisonville Rd,
DeForest, WI 53532

To book a hotel room, please call 1-608-846-8686 and receive a discounted room rate of $159/night by mentioning the North American Manure Expo. This discounted rate will be available till July 17, 2023 for any days between August 6 to August 11, 2023.


Other hotels options:

COMFORT INN & SUITES 
5025 COUNTY HWY. V
DEFOREST, WI 53532
1 608-653-2247

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