Oh, Crap! Ashland SWCD can help you get it together!

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No one wants to talk about it, but we all have to deal with it: poop. Whether you’re a large-farm operator with an extensive manure management plan or a simple homeowner with your own septic, poop or animal manure is something we all have to deal with and manage.

That’s why Ashland SWCD is joining together with other area soil and water conservation districts to host our July Conservation Chat: Oh, Crap!  Yes, the poop is getting real at Valley Vista Farms on July 28 at 6 p.m.

“Oh, Crap! is going to be a really fun, hands-on event focused on helping small and hobby farmers start to think about manure management,” said Jerome Fork Watershed Coordinator Erica White. “No matter if you have 600 sows or two pigs you’re raising for the fair, it’s important to have the conversation about how to properly manage your manure.”

In fact, Ohio EPA cites livestock manure runoff as the biggest detriment to water quality in the Mohican River Watershed, particularly runoff from poor field application practices and livestock in streams.

The event is partially funded by a grant from the Ohio EPA in addition to Ashland SWCD and several surrounding counties. Participants will go home with plenty of resources to help them manage their manure, including free soil test coupons, free manure test analysis, free shirts for 4-H and FFA members and lots of door prizes, too.

So what will our Oh, Crap! event include? Everything you need to  get the scoop on poop:

    • Soil testing: To know where to apply manure, you have to know your soil. Free soil testing will be available to participants!

    • Manure analysis: Not all poop is created the same! Learn how to determine what’s in your manure. Free tests available to participants!

    • Proper planning: It’s time to manage what you’ve measured. Use manure & soil tests to make an application plan.

    • Calibrate: Double check to make sure your plan is working!

    • POOP OLYMPICS: Get your team together to test your poop management skills for great prizes!

    • FREE T-SHIRTS: FFA & 4-H members will get a fun, FREE shirt for participating in our crap show!


Contact Erica White at 419-281-7645 for more information or to RSVP; dinner will be provided.

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