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Welcome to the March e-Tips brought to you by My Horse University and eXtension. This month we will focus on manure management as we finish our three part series on how to manage horses in a green environment. Dr. Ann Swinker, associate professor of equine science at Pennsylvania State University, will lead the March 10 FREE webcast at 7 p.m. EST, which will look at horse manure as a renewable resource. “Manure, if used properly, can be a valuable addition to any operation's resource system,” she says. “Many small-scale horse operators feel overwhelmed by the huge mound of manure and soiled bedding. Good manure management benefits you, your livestock, your land, the neighborhood and the surrounding environment.” Learn more.
To help horse enthusiasts better interpret equine behavior, My Horse University in partnership with Source Interlink Media's Equine Network is offering a three-part Webcast series in March and April. The series will offer participants the chance to learn from three leading equine behaviorists. The webcasts will coordinate with articles featured in the Equine Network magazines, “EQUUS”, “Practical Horseman” and “Horse and Rider.”
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What is Composting, Anyway?
Adapted from the Michigan State University Extension Bulletin
WO 1022 (No. 5 in Series)
MSUE Equine AoE Team
Every horse owner has to deal with the same by-product of horse ownership — manure. Horse owners have a common obligation to practice sound environmental practices. Composting is one of the manure management options that horse owners can employ as a viable manure management strategy. Read on...
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This Month's e-Tips
Composting is one solution for managing horse manure and used bedding material. To decide if composting is for you, take a look at the following Top 10 Reasons to Compost:
1. Reduce the volume of manure and dirty bedding by ½.
2. Reduce/eliminate offensive odors from my manure pile.
3. Reduce/eliminate insects associated with manure.
4. Reduce/eliminate weed seeds.
5. Reduce/eliminate parasites.
6. Reduce/eliminate infectious organisms.
7. Reduce/eliminate manure run off.
8. Produce a nitrogen rich/organic fertilizer for my pasture.
9. Produce a nitrogen rich/organic fertilizer for my neighbor’s landscape and garden.
10. Do your part to maintain a GREEN environment.
Question of the Month
___________ is the most important nutrient (after moisture) for maximum plant growth.
A) Nitrogen
B) Phosphorus
C) Potassium
D) Lime
E) None of the above
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Photo of the Month
This is Comet with his new found kitten friend he met at a friend's barn after a trail ride. The kitten tried to get in the trailer to come home with him - twice! Photo courtesy of Liberty Timmons.
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March 2009
In This Issue
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News & Updates
Join us for a FREE live Webcast!
Horse Manure: A Renewable Resource
Dr. Ann Swinker
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
7:00 p.m. EST
MHU and Equine Network Equine Behavior Webcast Series
March 18, 25, and April 1
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AYHC 2009 National Youth Horse Leaders Symposium
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE
March 27, 2009
Horses 2009
Rutgers Equine Science Center New Jersey
March 28 and 29, 2009
National Institute for Animal Agriculture Annual Meeting
Louisville, Kentucky
March 31, 2009
FREE Webcast: Equine Genetics 101
University of Minnesota
April 22, 2009 11 a.m. EST
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