Publications and Articles

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General

• LPELC (Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Center) 

• Washington State University Extension Publications

• Oregon State University Extension Publication Catalog

Digester

• Anaerobic Co-Digestion on Dairies in Washington State - The solid waste handling permit exemption (FS040E, 2011) 

• Guidelines for Operating an Aerobic Digester Exempted from a Solid Waste Handling Permit (DOE, 2009) since 2009 the anerobic digestion rules have been updated. See exemption table in WAC 173-350-250. 

Crop Guidelines

• Haymaking on the Westside (WSU, EB1897, 2001)

• What are Your Forages Worth? (WSU, 2013)

• Estimating Plant Available N Release from Cover Crops (PNW636, 2012)

• Nutrient Management for Field Corn Silage and Grain (PNW615, 2010)

• Silage Corn, Western Oregon (OSU, EM8978, 2009)

• Red Clover - West of the Cascades (OSU, FG17, 2000)

     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)

• Winter Wheat and Spring Grains in Continuous Cropping Systems (OSU, FG81, 2007)

Calibration

• Manure Spreader Calibration (UVM, 2004) 

• Irrigation and Application Rate Determination Worksheet (WSU)

Feed Management

• Feed Management: A tool for balancing nutrients on dairies and other livestock operations (OSU, EM8913, 2006)

• To understand milk fever is to prevent it (Golf & Horst)

• Potassium Levels in Forages (Paul & Fisher, 1994)

Field Management

• A Recipe for Relay Cropping (Bittman, 2002) 

• Acidifying Soil for Crop Production West of the Cascade Mountains (Western WA and OR) (OSU, EM8857, 2004)

Forage Sampling

• What are your Forages worth? PNW 259, 2013

• OSU compilation of resources: Forages - hay and pasture collection 

Grazing and Pasture Management

• Livestock Management and Water Quality (WSU, EB2021, 2008)

• Pasture and Hayland Renovation for Western Washington and Oregon (WSU, EB1870, 2002)

• Keeping Track of Manure Nutrients in Dairy Pastures (PNW549, 2001)

Irrigation Management

• 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

• Manure Storage for Environmental Management Systems

• Temporary Field Storage of Solid Manure or Other Agricultural Source Material

Mortality Management

• Mortality Management Guidelines from Disposal of Dead Animals (WAC 246-203-121)

• WSDA: Livestock Disposal Manual (2014)

• On-Farm Composting of Livestock Mortailites (DOE, 2005)

• On-Farm Composting of Large Mortailites (WSU, EB2031E, 2008)

Nutrient Application - Manure

• Gauging Success: Handy Homemade Gauge Measures Irrigation and Manure Applications (Cramer, 1996)

• Calculating Dairy Manure Nutrient Application Rates (EM8768, 2015)

• Manure Application Rates for Forage Production (OSU, EM8585, 2020)

• Fertilizing with Manure (PNW0533, 2004)

• Fertilizing with Biosolids (PNW508, 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, EM8832, 2021)

• Estimating Plant Available Nitrogen from Manure (OSU, EM8954, 2020)

• Agricultural Phosphorus Management Using the Oregon/Washington Phosphorus Indexes (OSU, EM8848, 2003)

• Understanding the Manure Test Report (Nova Scotia, 2010)

Soil Sampling and Interpretation

• Estimating Soil Moisture by Feel and Appearance (USDA, 1998)

• Soil Test Interpretation Guide (OSU, EC1478, 2011)

• A Guide to Collecting Soil Samples for Farms and Gardens (OSU, EC628, 2013)

• Accredited Labs

Waste Storage

• Non-Enclosed Manure Storage Safety Tips (University of Wisconsin, 2012)

• Temporary Field Storage of Solid Manure (Fraser, 2010)

WSDA Factsheets and Guides

• Emergency Spill Response Protocols and Guidance (WSDA, 2014)

• Nutrient Management Recordkeeping Requirements (WSDA, 2013)

• More WSDA publications and forms