Daniel Andersen

At the Science fair today talking with future agricultural scientists about the fun projects they have been evaluating.

Biomass Thresholds for Cereal Rye Cover Crop Goals - cropsandsoils.extension.wisc.edu/articles/bioma…

Learn how changes in manure samples may affect manure application rates and pricing in the year ahead. agproud.com/articles/62828…

Manure pit foaming poses a serious fire and explosion hazard. Join our webinar tomorrow, March 17, from 12 - 1 PM CDT to learn about the safety, science, and solutions for foaming manure. Registration Link: ipic.iastate.edu/events

Worried about foam on your livestock manure? Let's have a talk about it and review what we know, want to know, and the solutions we are working with to adress the challenges. iastate.webex.com/webappng/sites…

Only 4 days to get registered for the Dr. Andrew McGuire @agronomistag webinar on Tuesday, Mar. 10 at 6:00 pm Quick link on the latest Grassroots Matters or through GreyAgServices.

Register now for our upcoming webinar with @DrManure himself! 🐷 Dr. Dan Andersen will present Foaming Manure: Safety, Science, and Solutions on March 17th from 12 - 1 PM CDT. Register here: iastate.webex.com/weblink/regist… Photo courtesy of the National Pork Board

Go Cyclones. Let's see some Hilton Magic. A little regression modeling to of nitrate concentrations this morning, and then taking in the game.

Were you looking for Manure Made Manageable newsletter? This one is full of info: manure sampling options, using Iowa Nitrogen Initiative residual soil N results to tweak N rates, and is there value in chasing improved manure application timing. extension.iastate.edu/immag/current-…

Season three of the Emerging Science of Anaerobic Digestion kicks off March 10 at 1 p.m. CT! Mark Mba-Wright and Elmin Rahic will share insights from the Iowa Biogas Assessment Model and current research. Save your spot: go.iastate.edu/PQ6KRY Looking forward to another year.

Join Iowa Learning Farms March 12 at 1 p.m. for a virtual field day with the Iowa Nutrient Research Center. Bring your questions and join the live discussion. CCA CEUs available. 👉 extension.iastate.edu/news/virtual-f…

@BobGunzy But are they going to be bigger or smaller? If if they are doing option 1 or option 2, does that tell us anything about the scale they pick? 1. Autonomous planters, autonomous grain carts 2. Autonomous in-season nutrient applicators, autonomous weed-bots walking beans

Two ways autonomous farm equipment can develop into: 1) Replace operators doing existing tasks to reduce labor costs 2) Perform tasks rarely performed before due to labor cost, safety or availability. One reduces the work force, the other adds value to it.

@DrManure shares insight into manure application timings and how it pencils out ($$$) for producers.

Our latest Talkin Crap is out, From River to Tap. I got the chance to talk to Christina Murphy manager of West Des Moines Water Works, about drinking water in Des Moines and the treatment process. A great conversation where I learned a ton. buzzsprout.com/2163071/episod…

Lab group selfie by the art

We (the lab group) stopped by for an art exhibit and lecture tonight. Why? Because he was talking scientific data visualization in his art... and because you can see the slurrystore in his ag landscape, and when there is manure we want to give it a look... or a smell.

@nciacrops It is possible, but I meet the N butenal standard to qualify for sniffing on the olfactometer.

@DrManure Is it possible your sense of smell has been reduced due to your day job? 😂

Stopped in to see Stinky Roll, a Voodoo Lilly, eith family at the gardens. Didn't really notice a smell at all, but at least I get to quote Star Wars.

@MNelson_ISU Enjoy it's glory.

Smelly Roll

@BobGunzy A few thinks, but much remains the same. Has value, take credit, but so much better at knowing which acres and how tailoring to plant demand.

Received this nearly 100 yo bulletin as a gift. Do you think we’ve learned a bit more about manure management in Iowa since then, @DrManure ?