Dairy Streamlet: Resource for nutrient management: SnapPlus Manure Application Realtime Tracker (SMART)

The Dairy Streamlet is a condensed version of a long Dairy Stream episode and covers the high-level points of the conversation. If this topic interest you, then listen to the full episode on Oct. 9.

Dairy Stream host Joanna Guza and guests Hava Blair of UW-Madison and Jeremy Heim of Heim’s Hillcrest Dairy and Heim Brothers Custom discuss the SnapPlus Manure Application Realtime Tracker (SMART) mobile manure app funded by the Dairy Innovation Hub. This app helps farmers identify restricted manure hauling areas and help maintain better manure hauling records.

Special thanks to Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin for sponsoring this episode.

About the guests:

• Hava Blair, soil scientist with the SnapPlus team. She received her Ph.D. in Land and Atmospheric Science from the University of Minnesota. She helps lead the SnapPlus team and works on the science behind the SnapPlus software, including soil fertility, erosion, and nutrient loss components. In addition, she develops trainings and educational materials on how to use SnapPlus and related tools.  
• Jeremy Heim, owner of Heim’s Hillcrest Dairy and Heim Brothers Custom in Algoma, Wisconsin. The dairy farm milks 825 cows and runs 1,800 acres. The custom business operates 26,000 acres and assists with crop harvesting, manure transportation and other trucking needs.   

Resources:

• For tech problems and support: support@snapplus.wisc.edu
• What is the SMART mobile manure app, download information here
• Guide: Getting started to SMART here
• Project summary of SMART here
• SnapPlus3 information
• UW Nutrient Management Education self-paced program
• DATCP Nutrient Management Trainings and resources
• About the Dairy Innovation Hub
  
  

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