1. 1 Animal Waste Management:

2. 2 Objectives: To gain an understanding to why waste management is important To understand different types of waste disposeal To understand laws regarding waste disposal

3. 3 Trends: Farms are increasing in size The amount of animal waste is increasing Farmers must find new ways to manage animal waste

4. 4 Laws: The Federal Water Quality Act of 1965 The Refuse Act of 1899 Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1965

5. 5 Animal Waste management is Controlling: Odors dust flies rodents other nuisances

6. 6 Factors in Animal Waste Management: Size if operation climate type of animal amount of money to invest direction of wind temperature

7. 7 Confined system: Animal are kept in a barn or on a lot System requires high waste maintenance Labor or machines required to remove waste Waste is kept in a lagoon or spread directly on to the field

8. 8 Un-Confined System: Utilizes pasture Waste is left on pasture Uses little barn space very low maintenance for animal waste removal

9. 9 Manure as a chemical supplement: Chemical fertilizers are expensive today Manure is a supplement for chemical fertilizer Cheaper More environmentally friendly