Animal Mortality Composting Demonstration

Join us as we demonstrate the proper ways to operate your animal mortality compost pile on-farm. Cornell Cooperative Extension is partnering with the Cornell Waste Management Institute, Western NY Crop Management, local Soil and Water Conservation Districts, and Pro-Dairy to bring an interactive learning tour of an on-farm mortality composting demonstration to farmers and farm service providers. The event is designed to bring practical tips on how to build and maintain a mortality composting site as well as keying folks into local and state regulations. The topics we will be covering include:

• Properly siting and designing a pad
• Selecting the proper materials to construct a bioactive pile
• How to properly add livestock to a pile
• Evaluating pile success
• Identifying common pitfalls to proper composting
• Sharing what financial and technical opportunities are available to help construct and maintain a pile on your farm.

SWNYDLFC is a partnership between Cornell University and the CCE Associations of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, and Steuben counties. Their team includes Amy Barkley, Livestock Management Specialist and Team Leader (716-640-0844); Kate McDonald Polakiewicz, Farm Business Management Specialist (716-640-0522); Katelyn Miller, Field Crops and Forage Specialist (716-640-2047); and Katie Callero, Dairy Management Specialist (607-422-6788).