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Poultry Manure Belt Drying 2017 Manure Management Update Jesse Vandenberg Alberta Agriculture and Forestry January 16, 2017

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Page 1: Poultry Manure Belt DryingDepartment/deptdocs...Poultry Manure Belt Drying 2017 Manure Management Update Jesse Vandenberg Alberta Agriculture and Forestry January 16, 2017

Poultry Manure Belt Drying 2017 Manure Management Update

Jesse Vandenberg

Alberta Agriculture and Forestry

January 16, 2017

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Overview

Why this project?

Project details

– Background

– Goals

– Current Work

– Future Plans

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Poultry Manure Characteristics

Manure properties:

• High nitrogen values

• Moisture content: 65-80%

Ammonia volatilization:

• Moisture content

• pH

• Temperature

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Ammonia Volatilization:

Reasons for Concern

• Poultry heath/production

• Worker health

• Cost of control

• Loss of nitrogen value

from manure

• Impact on local

environment

• Odour

• Acidification of water/soils

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Ammonia Volatilization Controls

• Diet/Water

• Supplements/enzymes

• Manure pH

• Manure drying

• Belt dryers

• Tunnel dryers

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Project Background

Project initiated in 2016

• Egg Farmers of Alberta

• Alberta Agriculture and

Forestry

Information gaps noted

• Economics

• Applicability in Alberta

• Aviary applications

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Project Goals

• Improve understanding of the

benefits and challenges of adopting

drying systems

• Study variables that impact ammonia

release and nutrient retention

• Investigate economic and net

environmental implications

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Current Activities

Survey of producers

with belt drying

Manure sampling

• Fresh

• Dried vs. Air Dried

Analyze manure and

water samples

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In-Barn Testing

Perform in barn tests to

evaluate:• Extra energy usage

• Manure nutrients levels

• Ammonia levels in barn

• Other co-benefits/challenges

Scenarios to optimize:• Drying time

• Manure removal frequency

• Seasonal optimizations

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Sustainability Perspective

Compare net cost/benefit

• Extra energy to dry

• Potential emission reduction

• Retention of nutrients in manure

• Ventilation/heating impacts

Beyond only economic analysis

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Evaluation of Ammonia

Emissions

• Contingent on in-barn

testing

• University of Alberta

Poultry Research Centre

• Measure relative Ammonia

and GHG emission

• Use to guide

recommended Best

Management Practices

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Extension Information

• Input to PEEP and Next Policy

Framework

• Key messages delivered by EFA

and AF

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Acknowledgements

Thanks to all the staff members who

helped with project already!

• Trevor Wallace• Karen Yakimishyn• Darryl Slingerland• Kelly Lund• Vince Murray• Chris Ullmann

• Ken Janzen• John Koekoek• Laura Thygesen• Michelle McKinnon• Leigh-Anne Powers• Germar Lohstraeter

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Questions?

Jesse Vandenberg

Farm Stewardship Centre

Phone: 403-329-1212 (ext. 229)

Email: [email protected]

Multi Disciplinary Team

Lynda Miedema - AF

Jesse Vandenberg -AF

Deanne Madsen -AF

Olivia Sieniewicz – AF

Jenna Griffin - EFA