Systems to Manage Swine Manure After Wheat: Fallow, Soybean, or Cover Crops

The overall goal of the project is to demonstrate field management systems (fallow, double-crop soybean, Cover Crops) for swine and crop producers that capture nutrients from swine manure applications and release these nutrients for the subsequent growing season. Various cover crop systems will be demonstrated for hands-on training and showcases. The project aims to demonstrate the effectiveness of field management systems to maximize the uptake of swine manure after wheat, to optimize the release of nutrients for the subsequent corn crop and to reduce environmental implications of swine manure applications. It also aims to show the establishment rates of field management systems and cover crop strategies with and without swine manure. Finally, the project aims to train producers, Extension educators, NRCS staff, crop professionals and nutrient managers through field days, workshops and winter presentations.