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	OCAMM Ohio Composting and Manure Management Program The Ohio State University  Ohio Agricultural Research and  Development Center Wooster, OH 44691 For questions or to join the OCAMM listserv contact: wicks.14@osu.edu
Additional resources:  OSU/OARDC Compost Research Group  To learn who and what is happening in composting, click here.  Producing Carbon Credits on Your Farm,  Gene McCluer, OSU Extension Educator, Hardin Co. Click here for article. Ohio's Livestock and Poultry Mortality Composting-10 Years of Success Presented by Dr. Harold Keener at the Symposium on Composting Mortalities and Slaughterhouse Residuals, May 2005, Portland, Maine.  Click here for transcript. Composting on Horse Farms H.M. Keener Presented at Wayne Co. SWCD's Equine "Open House" March 14, 2006 Click here for presentation. Evaluation of Approaches for Composting Cardboard Bedding/Horse Manure - Phase II: Plant Growth in Compost Mixes T.F. Wilkinson,  H.A.J. Hoitink, H.M. Keener Presented at the ASAE/NAEBC Conference, August 7-10, 2005 For research results, click here. Resources for Nutrient Applicators Evaluating application rates Ohio Compost Operators Education Course  Information and Registration Worksheets and Spreadsheets OCAMM sponsored programs: Presentations Recent Fact Sheets: Water Use on Ohio Dairy Farms, OSU Extension Composting Manure-What's going on in the dark? USDA-NRCS Managing for Better Compost, USDA-NRCS Compost Bedded Pack Dairy Barns, USDA-NRCS Manure Chemistry - N, P, & C, USDA-NRCS

OCAMM Program Goals
To develop, demonstrate, and teach the economically, ecologically and environmentally appropriate approaches to animal manure management for both large and small Ohio livestock producers.

To maintain and build on OSU's regionally, nationally, and internationally recognized capabilities through exemplary teaching, research, demonstration, and outreach activities in composting and livestock manure management.

Seminar Series:
The schedule for the Spring 2005 Seminar Series is below.  All presentations are followed by an open discussion among participants at the video linked locations. OCAMM stakeholders receive a summary of each presentation and notes of the discussion via e-mail. If you would like to be added to the e-mail list or borrow a video-taped copy of the seminar, please contact Mary Wicks at mailto:wicks.14@osu.edu.

To view current summaries from click on the title.  For previous seminar presentations, click here.
 

Presentations:

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Transforming Farm Residuals into Value-Added Products:  The Current State of Composting and Alternative Technologies

presented by Dr. Robert Rynk, OCAMM Seminar, October 5, 2004

Compost Site Effluent and Its Control: Rain Simulation Studies

presented by Dr. Harold Keener, The Ohio State University, OCAMM Seminar, October 19, 2004

Opportunities and Challenges in Composting  

presented by Dr. Harold Keener, The Ohio State University, International Symposium on Organic Recycling, Akita, Japan, October 5-7, 2004

Development of Composting Systems for Ohio Dairy and Hog Farms

presented by Dr. Fred Michel, The Ohio State University, April 9, 2004

An Overview of OCAMM Activities

Odds & Ends
For recent composting and manure news, click here.

Conferences and Workshops:

Mortality Composting Certification Workshop
June 19, 2008, Kenton, Ohio
For more information, click here.

2008 Great Lakes Manure Handling Expo
July 9, 2008, Molly Caren Agricultural Center, London, Ohio
For more information, click here.

ODA Certified Livestock Manager Training
July 9 & 10, 2008,  Molly Caren Agricultural Center, London, Ohio
Held in conjunction with the Manure Expo. For more information, click here.

Manure Management Issues, Challenges & Solutions
Train the Trainer Program
Dates and locations vary
For more information, click here.

LEAP Training Schedule

For a listing of scheduled courses, click here.

It takes Two to be a good Neighbor 
Ohio Livestock Coalition's "good neighbor policy"
For a printable (pdf) copy, click here.

Recent past events:

Mortality Composting Certification Course
June 15, 2007, Ohio State University, Lima Campus
For more information and registration, click here.

Ohio EPA Food Scraps Recovery Stakeholders Meeting
September 19, 2007, Columbus, OH
For more information and registration, click here.

OCAMM Tour
Thursday, September 27, 2007
For more information and registration, click here.

Manure Science Review 2007
July 25 @ Wright State University, Lake Campus, Celina, Ohio
July 26 @ R.G. Drage Center, Massillon, Ohio
For program information and registration, click here.

Mortality Composting Certification Course
August 3, 2007, 10 am-noon, Burkettsville, Ohio
For more information and registration, click here.

ODA Certified Livestock Manager Training
February 12-13, 2008, ODA, Reynoldsburg, Ohio
For more information, click here.

Mortality Composting Certification Workshop
February 25, 2008, Bellefontaine, Ohio
For more information, click here.

Ohio Compost Operator Education Course
March 4-5, 2008, Shisler Center, OARDC, Wooster, Ohio
For more information, click here.

Mortality Composting Certification Workshop
March 28, 2008, Burkettsville, Ohio
For more information, click here.

Additional Links:

Click here for links to more sources of information.

For more information  or if you would like to join OCAMM  send e-mail to: wicks.14@osu.edu