Going to be a very pleasant weekend and then hot next week ☀
Kind of wish I could still be doing the remote work 💻 thing to beat the heat in the Adirondacks. That said I’ll probably take off Monday and Tuesday and then I’ll just work late in the office 🏢 to get caught up where it’s air conditioned. Sweat it out at home next to the fan.
Today. Hot !
Mostly sunny.
Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
and
85 degrees
,62 max dew point,
8:36
sunset.
Tonight. Feels like …
July 10th.
Mostly cloudy.
Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
and
62 degrees
,61 max dew point,
5:24
sunrise.
Saturday. Feels like …
June 23rd.
Sunny.
North wind around 7 mph.
and
81 degrees
,56 max dew point,
8:36
sunset.
Saturday Night. Feels like …
June 8th.
Mostly clear.
North wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.
and
55 degrees
,
5:25
sunrise.
Sunday. Feels like …
June 23rd.
Sunny.
Light north wind.
and
81 degrees
,51 max dew point,
8:35
sunset.
Sunday Night. Feels like …
June 22nd.
Mostly clear.
and
59 degrees
,
5:26
sunrise.
Monday. Hot !
Mostly sunny.
and
88 degrees
,59 max dew point,
8:35
sunset.
Monday Night. Hot !
Partly cloudy.
and
68 degrees
,63 max dew point,
5:26
sunrise.
Tuesday. Muggy !
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny and hot.
Chance of precipitation is 50%.
and
90 degrees
,65 max dew point,
8:34
sunset.
Tuesday Night. Muggy !
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 30%.
and
66 degrees
,67 max dew point,
5:27
sunrise.
Wednesday. Muggy !
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Chance of precipitation is 40%.
and
85 degrees
,68 max dew point,
8:34
sunset.
Wednesday Night. Feels like …
July 15th.
A chance of thunderstorms. Partly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 30%.
and
63 degrees
,62 max dew point,
5:28
sunrise.
Thursday. Feels like …
July 15th.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Why do we care about manure? Manure is an organic fertilizer that contains essential plant nutrients. However, it can be a variable product, making it a challenge to match plant nutrient needs to the amount of nutrients in the manure. Like commercial fertilizers, we also need to be aware of the risk of losing nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) and affecting water quality.
What are manure nutrient “book values”? These nutrient averages are used for developing manure management plans, designing manure storages, creating best management practices for manure land application, and agricultural modeling. They show a range of nutrient values that can be expected from typical manure storages and encourage farmers to test their manure often. However, current book values are several decades old and may not reflect current production practices. Different animal diets, genetics, housing, and manure storage and handling practices can impact these manure nutrient values.
We are working with the Minnesota Supercomputing Institute to develop a manure nutrient database called ManureDB to create more accurate manure nutrient book values. In preparation for this project, we partnered with three Midwest U.S. laboratories to share data from approximately the last ten years. We compared those manure sample results to the estimated manure nutrient book values in Manure Characteristics published in 2004 by Midwest Plan Service (MWPS). We wanted to see if there were any nutrient trends and identify ways to make ManureDB useful and user-friendly.
Drove into Uptown Albany this morning, parked there near the freeway entrance and will head north after work.
Partly sunny and 70 degrees at the Hawthorne and Western, waiting for the bus downtown. ☀ Calm wind. The dew point is 62 degrees.
It’s such a nice morning with deep blue skies 🏞 driving to wear I’ll leave my truck 🛻 I really I could have taken off today to head up north. I probably won’t be able to get the House Pond Campsite getting there at seven but I like changing things up a bit.
The plan is to work until 5 pm today, 📄 closing out as many backgrounds and cap grants as possible 🙆 and then ask for Monday and maybe Tuesday off. Although I don’t know about Tuesday – the ice may perish in the heat I’m afraid 😨.
I will turn Facebook off again 🔕 before heading up north this weekend. I’m in no rush to fire it up again when I get home, I just like that it’s muted and I don’t have to worry about stupid comments posted while I am gone.
