Don't forget - take manure applicator training now 8/24/2016 2:21:00 PM View Count 6146 Be sure your certification is up-to-date before the fall manure application season begins.
Manure Spill to Small Creek in Union County 6/1/2016 12:59:00 PM View Count 3619 THAYER – Tuesday afternoon, Union County maintenance staff accidentally nicked a hose used to transport manure while mowing a right-of-way about one mile north of Thayer.
Cleanup Underway On Taylor County Manure Spill 5/18/2016 12:46:00 PM View Count 4211 LENOX – Cleanup is underway at a Taylor County farm following reports of an overflowing manure pit Tuesday afternoon.
Ammonia Levels and Amounts Updated on Recent Clark County Manure Release 4/14/2016 7:59:00 AM View Count 4196 MURRAY – The DNR received test results Wednesday from water samples taken during an investigation of a hog manure release in Clarke County April 4 to 8.
DNR Working With Producer to Prevent Runoff from Manure in Winneshiek County 1/29/2016 10:59:00 AM View Count 4984 BURR OAK – The DNR Manchester field office worked with a hog producer to prevent runoff from emergency winter manure application about 15 miles north of Decorah.
DNR Investigating Manure Runoff Complaint South of Red Oak 1/29/2016 10:56:00 AM View Count 3929 COBURG – The DNR Atlantic field office is investigating a complaint of manure runoff about three miles southwest of Coburg near the Montgomery–Page county line.
Pork Congress - Another Manure Applicator Training Opportunity 1/21/2016 6:56:00 AM View Count 4322 DES MOINES – Producers attending the Iowa Pork Congress Jan. 28 in Des Moines can fulfill annual training requirements for manure applicator certification.
Manure Applicator Training Begins January 5 12/17/2015 5:49:00 AM View Count 4656 DES MOINES – Iowa manure applicators, confinement and commercial, should plan now to complete training to renew their certificates by March 1.
Winter Manure Application Rules Kick in Monday Dec 21 12/10/2015 8:50:00 AM View Count 7382 DES MOINES – Early snowfall in much of northern Iowa may affect animal producers with confinement (totally roofed) facilities when limits on applying liquid manure on snow-covered ground start Dec. 21.
EPC to Hear Manure Management Report, Rule on Contracts 12/3/2015 10:20:00 AM View Count 4245 WINDSOR HEIGHTS – Commissioners will hear a presentation on manure management, and be asked to approve contracts and an air quality referral to the Iowa Attorney General, at the Dec. 15 Environmental Protection Commission meeting.
New Online Options for Certified Manure Applicators 10/22/2015 9:47:00 AM View Count 5826 DES MOINES – New online options make training and fee payment easier than ever for more than 4,500 certified Iowa manure applicators.
Uncertified Commercial Manure Applicators Involved in Manure Spill 10/15/2015 8:31:00 AM View Count 4732 COON RAPIDS – A collision between two manure tankers owned by Schon Manure Hauling about 5:30 p.m. Oct. 9 led to a 9,500-gallon manure spill near Coon Rapids in Carroll County. No one was hurt.