Upcoming Waste Management Trainings

— Written by Ahmerah Thompson | March 4, 2024 (Updated: March 4, 2024, 6:53 a.m.)

We have consolidated a few events happening this spring to get your annual waste management credits.

3/14/2024 Legislative and Environmental Update
3/14/2024 Halifax Poultry Litter Workshop
3/19/2024-3/20/2024 Initial Animal Waste Operator Class
3/21/2024 NCDPA Meeting
4/17/2024 Forage Growers Conference

UPCOMING WASTE MANAGEMENT TRAININGS

3/14	7:00 PM	Legislative and Environmental Update N.C. COOPERATIVE EXTENSION, BLADEN COUNTY CENTER 1 credit
3/14	10:00 AM	Halifax Poultry Litter Workshop HALIFAX COUNTY AG CENTER 3 Credits FLIER ATTACHED
3/19	10:00 AM	Initial Animal Waste Operator Class Iredell COUNTY AG CENTER For new operators
3/21	10:00 AM	NC Dairy Producers Annual Meeting Iredell COUNTY AG CENTER 2 Credits FLIER ATTACHED
4/17	8:30 AM	Forage Growers Conference Seagrove 3 Credits REGISTER ON THE DAIRY PORTAL PAGE

ANNUAL MEETING

March 21, 2024

10am

N.C. Cooperative Extension, Iredell County Center

Mark your calendars for the NC Dairy Producers Annual Meeting on March 21st at the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Iredell County Center in Statesville.

This meeting is open to all NC dairy producers and dairy industry advocates!

NCDPA BUSINESS MEETING

Legislative & Regulatory Updates
Strategic Organizational Discussion
NCDPA Board & Officer Elections

AGENDA

DAIRY DIGESTERS, CARBON CREDITS, SOIL HEALTH

Ben Cauthen, Bioenergy Project Engineer, Cavanaugh & Associates
- Digester technologies, opportunities, monetizing biogas
- NC Soil Health Coalition

2023 DAIRY BENCHMARKS & 2024 PROJECTIONS

Matt Lange, inAGral Financial
- Insights from a seasoned dairy dairy business consultant

MORTALITY COMPOSTING RESEARCH UPDATE

Dr. Mahmoud Sharara, Assistant Professor, NC State University
- What does the research show?
- Next steps to make it possible to compost mortality on-farm

LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED

Please RSVP by 12 noon on Friday, March 15th by calling the Iredell County Center at 704/873-0507.

Poultry Litter Workshop

Maximizing Nutrient Utilization Spreader Calibration DemonstrationFree Sponsored Lunch

March 14, 2023

10:00am

Register Online via Eventbrite

Halifax County Agriculture Center Auditorium

3 hours animal waste credits