Robert J Meinen

Robert J Meinen

  • Assistant Research Professor

Publications

How much does that bale weigh?
Penn State Extension, Barkley, Melanie, Meinen, Robert, 2025

Manure Separation Facilities
Penn State Extension, Swope, Sarah, Meinen, Robert, 2025

Comparing States’ Manure Handler Certifications
Lancaster Farming, Meinen, Robert, 2025

A certification cookie cutter doesn’t exist
Journal of Nutrient Management, Meinen, Robert, 2025

Spatiotemporal trends and driving forces of pig production in China and the United States
Earth Critical Zone, Yue, Zhao, Zhaohai, Bai, Meinen, Robert, Jiafa, Luo, Lin, Ma, 2025

Soil nitrate testing gets a facelift
Journal of Nutrient Management, Meinen, Robert, 2025

Manure handling certification programs in manuresheds across the United States.
Proceedings of 2025 Waste to Worth Conference. Boise, Idaho, Flynn, K., Erb, Kevin, Meinen, Robert, Yost, Jenifer, Inaoka, Mirai, Spiegal, Sheri, 2025

Manure Spills Response in Pennsylvania
Brochure developed with PA Agricultural Ombudsman Program, Meinen, Robert, Dehoff, Shelly, 2025

Manure Spreading in Pennsylvania
Brochure developed with PA Agricultural Ombudsman Program, Meinen, Robert, Dehoff, Shelly, 2025

Hangzhou Joint Statement. Advancing U.S.-China Cooperation on Nitrogen Management and N2O Reduction for Climate Action. Action statement from joint U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and National Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Conference. Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China., Davidson, Eric, Dennison, William, Gu, Baojing, Ti, Chaopa, Wang, Yanyu, Yan, Xiaoyuan, Zhang, Xin, Chen, Deli, Lam, Shu, Liang, Dong, Meinen, Robert, Zhu, Yongguan, Chen, Yi, Cheng, Luxi, Ouping, Deng, Dong, Jingjing, Duan, Jiakun, Huang, Jingwen, Gang, Li, Zhinguang, Liu, Ren, Chenchen, 2024

Manure handling certification programs in manuresheds across the United States.
Cleaner Waste Systems, Flynn, K., Erb, Kevin, Meinen, Robert, Yost, Jenifer, Inaoka, Marai, Spiegal, Sheri, 2024

Development of Soil Testing Protocol in Soils Receiving Shallow Disc Manure Injection
Dissertation in Soil Science. Penn State University Libraries, Electronic Theses and Dissertations for Graduate School., Meinen, Robert, 2023

Recalibrating the Pennsylvania pre-sidedress soil nitrate test recommendations for modern corn production
Agronomy Journal, White, Charles, Sigdel, Sailesh, Karsten, H, Meinen, R, Spargo, J, 2023

Reminder – Manure Gas
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. Food for Thought., Meinen, Robert, 2022

Confined Winter Beef Cows Fact Sheet, Felix, Tara, Springer, Hayley, Felix, T, Meinen, R, Meinen, R, Springer, H, Briggs, Nathan, 2022

Manureshed management to overcome longstanding nutrient imbalances in US agriculture, Flynn, K., Spiegal, Sheri, Kleinman, Peter, Meinen, Robert, Smith, Douglas, 2022

Opportunities to implement manureshed management in the Iowa, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania swine industry
Journal of Environmental Quality, Meinen, Robert, Spiegal, Sheri, Kleinman, Peter, Flynn, K., Goslee, Sarah, Mikesell, R, Church, Clinton, Bryant, Raymond, Boggess, Mark, 2022

Monolith soil core sampling to develop nitrate testing protocol for manure injection
Soil Science Society of America Journal, Meinen, Robert, Beegle, D, Vishwanath, Siddharth, Kleinman, Peter, Saporito, Louis, Spargo, John, Karsten, Heather, Dillon, Justin, 2022

Poultry Manureshed Management: Opportunities and Challenges for a Vertically Integrated Industry
Journal of Environmental Quality, Bryant, Raymond, Dinku, Endale, Spiegal, Sheri, Flynn, K., Meinen, Robert, Cavigelli, Michel, Kleinman, Peter, 2021

Stepping up your fall application, Meinen, Robert, 2021

Training Spreads Out the Benefits
Journal of Nutrient Management, Meinen, Robert, 2021

Hauler Certification Program – Critical to improve water quality, Meinen, Robert, 2020

On-Farm Mortality Composting: Management Principles and Information Resources, Meinen, Robert, Williams, Craig, Martin, Gregory, 2020

Description and Educational Impact of Pennsylvania’s Manure Hauler and Broker Certification Program
Journal of Extension, Meinen, Robert, Danushi, Wijeyakulasuriya, Aucoin, MIcheal, Berger, Johan, 2020

On-Farm Disposal of Bulk Milk Waste, Meinen, Robert, 2020

Manureshed delineation via analysis of county-level data from IPNI-NuGIS and USDA-NASS (2012).
Ag Data Commons, Spiegal, Sheri, Kleinman, Peter, Endale, Dinku, Bryant, Raymond, Dell, Curtis, Goslee, Sarah, Meinen, Robert, Flynn, K., Baker, K., Browning, D., McCarty, G., Bittman, Shabtai, Carter, J., Cavigelli, Michel, Duncan, Emily, Gowda, P., Li, X., Ponce, G., Raj, Cibin, Silveira, Maria, Smith, Douglas, Arthur, Daniel, Yang, Q., Nezat, C., Vandenberg, B., 2020

Manuresheds: Advancing nutrient recycling in US agriculture
Agricultural Systems, Spiegal, Sheri, Kleinman, Peter, Endale, Dinku M., Bryant, Raymond, Dell, Curtis, Goslee, Sarah, Meinen, Robert, Flynn, K. Colton, Baker, John M., Baker, K., Browning, Dawn M., McCarty, G., Bittman, Shabtai, Carter, Jennifer, Cavigelli, Michel, Duncan, Emily, Gowda, Prasanna, Li, Xia, Ponce-Campos, Guillermo E., Raj, Cibin, Cibin, Raj, Silveira, Maria L., Smith, Douglas, Arthur, Daniel, Yang, Qichun, 2020

The Do’s and Don’ts of Importing Manure, Meinen, Robert, White, Charles, 2019

Considerations for Winter Manure Application, Meinen, Robert, 2019

Avoid winter manure application, but if you must…, Meinen, Robert, 2019

Manure Management When Storages Fill Up Sooner than Expected, Meinen, Robert, White, Charles, 2018

What Should I Do? Five-step response plan, Meinen, Robert, Sullivan, Chery, Erb, Kevin, 2018

Water-extractable phosphorus in animal manure and manure compost: Quantities, characteristics, and temporal changes
Journal of Environmental Quality, Liu, Jian, Meinen, Robert, Liu, J, Spargo, John T., Kleinman, Peter J.A., Spargo, JT, Kelinman, PJA, Meinen, Robert, Moore Jr, PA, Moore, Philip A., Beegle, Douglas B., 2018

Gypsum bedding impact on hydrogen sulfide release from dairy manure storages
Transactions of the ASABE, Meinen, Robert, Hile, M. L., Hile, ML, Fabian-Wheeler, E., Murphy, D. J., Fabian-Wheeler, E, Murphy, DJ, Meinen, R. J., Hill, D. A., Elliott, H. A., Elliot, HA, Bryant, R. B., 2018

Discrepancies and Uncertainties in Bottom-up Gridded Inventories of Livestock Methane Emissions for the Contiguous United States
Environmental Science & Technology, Meinen, Robert, Hristov, Alexander N., Hristov, A, Harper, M, Meinen, R, Harper, M, Day, R, Lopes, J, Ott, Troy, Venkatesh, A, Randles, C, 2017

Looking back. Looking forward. Managing for Nutrient and Soil Retention in Pastured Lands, Meinen, Robert, 2017

Operator exposure to hydrogen sulfide from dairy manure storages containing gypsum bedding
Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, Meinen, Robert, Fabian-Wheeler, E. E., Fabian-Wheeler, EE, Hile, M. L., Hile, ML, Murphy, D. J., Murphy, DJ, Hill, D. E., Hill, DE, Meinen, R., Brandt, C, Brandt, R. C., Elliott, H. A., Hofstetter, D., 2017

Recommendations to Estimate Swine Nutrient Generation in the Phase 6 Chesapeake Bay Program Watershed Model
Chesapeake Bay Agriculture Work Group, Meinen, Robert, Estienne, M, Sexton, T, Long, R, Kristoff, J, 2016

Recurring Themes of Manure Gas Deaths, Meinen, Robert, 2016