Priority Animal Waste Management Research and Education Needs (NRAES 162)

Abstract

Immediately after the NRAES Dairy Manure Systems: Equipment and Technology Conference 3/ 20-22, 2001, participants from the conference, and representatives from the northeast states from NRCS, extension, state agricultural departments, regulatory agencies, and private consultants met to identify and prioritize research and educational needs that were common in the Northeast region. The conference preceding this workshop was an excellent introduction and review of what was known of the waste issues confronting animal agriculture in the northeast. Even though the conference focused on dairy manure, the issues and treatments cut across species. Participants in the workshop had an opportunity to identify priority needs. After all the needs were identified a focused discussion was used to combine and clarify the needs. Each participant was given three stickers each to identify their priority issues in research and education. The results are tabulated here.