Animal Waste Management Educational Resources

Animal Manure & Waste Management
Educational Resources

Note: the entire Arizona Water Quality Educational Materials document is available as a PDF file (828 kB).

Title: Collection and Storage of Agricultural Animal Wastes and Wastewater (Farm*A*Syst series)
Source: Arizona Cooperative Extension
Web Site: http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/quarterly.html
Phone #: 520-621-7177
Cost: free on web
Audience: adult
Abstract: Arizona Cooperative Extension fact sheet AZ1014, 1998, 2 pp., PDF (32 kb).

Title: Manure Use and Management (Farm*A*Syst series)
Source: Arizona Cooperative Extension
Web Site: http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/quarterly.html
Phone #: 520-621-7177
Cost: free on web
Audience: adult
Abstract: Arizona Cooperative Extension fact sheet AZ1012, 1998, 2 pp. PDF (31 kb).

Title: Water Quality and Animal Feeding Operations in Arizona: A Producer's Notebook
Source: Arizona Department of Agriculture
Web Site:
Phone #: 602-542-0972
Cost: none, but quantities are limited. Therefore, only one per operation will be distributed.
Audience: dairy operators, feedlot operators, and others confronted with issues concerning animal waste management. Also assistance providers to that community.
Abstract: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Arizona's Natural Resource Conservation Districts (NRCDs) has worked with Arizona Department of Agriculture and University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Service (ACES) to provide education on the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit and state water quality regulations. The notebook is one component and includes information on state and federal regulations related to animal waste management; contact information for various financial and technical assistance organizations; principles on nutrient management;
record keeping assistance sheets developed by ACT to make complying with the NPDES permit easier, and Frequently Asked Questions. EPA and ADEQ have assisted the group to ensure that regulatory descriptions are appropriate. 2001.

Title: Farm Animal Mortality Composting (with script)
Source: Maryland Cooperative Extension Service
Contact: Kitt Farrell-Poe
Phone #: 928-782-3836
Cost: free for loan
Audience: general public
Abstract: 48 slide set (1996).

Title: On-Farm Composting (with script)
Source: Arizona Cooperative Extension
Contact: Kitt Farrell-Poe
Phone #: 928-782-3836
Cost: free for loan
Audience: general public
Abstract: 26 slide set (1997).