The Gerry Breitsprecker dairy farm, located at 6461 Bluff Road in Lancaster, will host the event. People can find Breitsprecker's farm by taking Gramt County K for two miles north out of Lancaster and then taking a right on Bluff Road.
Three individuals involved in different facets of manure management will speak at the forum. Lynda Schweikert is the head of the Grant County Land and Water Conservation Department and will discuss programs to assist with manure storage and management. Ralph Hemling is the manure storage design engineering specialist with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Department.
Hemling designed the manure storage pit at Breitsprecker's farm and will talk about the storage facility's design and functioning. Dave Cauffman, from Cauffman's Slurry Transfer in Fennimore, a custom manure applicator, will discuss ways to achieve maximum efficiency in the transportation and field application of manure.
For more information, contact Ted Bay, crops and farm management agent for Grant and Lafayette counties, at 608-723-2125.
