INTEGRATING ALTERNATIVE MANURE TREATMENTS INTO CONVENTIONAL ANIMAL MANURE HANDLING AND STORAGE SYSTEMS, Bickert, W.
Characterizing the biogas production and composition dairy manure at various stages of treatment with the addition of various additives will allow design of the most effective anaerobic digester system. The resulting integrated manure management system will be more affordable to the dairy farmer.
BIO-ENERGY BASED ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND THEIR SAFE, EFFICIENT APPLICATIONS, Surbrook, T., Bickvrt, W., Althouse, J., Lloyd, J., Dale, B.
An interest group was formed that meets on a regular basis consisting of agricultural representatives, utilities, and university personnel to study alternate energy applications related to agriculture that potentially could lead to funding of projects. Specifications provided in a position paper for utilizing alternate electrical sources will improve safety and effectiveness of alternate power systems.
Evaluating biogas production and biogas quality of commingled streams of selected wastes and applying the results to agriculture, Bickert, W.
LASER SPECTOSCOPY FOR ANALYSIS OF CRYSTALLIZATION PROCESSES- Berglund, K.
Crtstallization is one of the most widely practiced processes used in the food, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology industries. In spite of its common use, there is relatively poor control of crystallization processes in industry. The current program addresses this basic problem and has provided new control approaches that are available for industrial application. These control approaches will result in reduced costs in the process industries.
METHODS FOR IMPROVING WATER QUALITY IN AGRICULTURAL WATERSHEDSNORTHCOTT, W. J., KNEZEK, B., JACOBS, L., COOKE, R. A
Livestock manure is generally applied to agricultural fields as a form of disposal and as crop fertilizer. There are environmental risks associated with this practice in that pollutants such as excessive nutrients, sediments, and pathogens present in the manure can be washed from the fields in surface runoff. Discharges of manure in surface waters violate the state's zero-discharge law and have resulted in dairy farmers being cited and fined. This project has aided in determining under what application, field, and meteorological conditions this problem occurs and has begun to build a wealth of knowledge on different management practices that farms can adopt to reduce the risk of a discharge. The impact of the project will help keep farmers from being unintentional polluters and protect water quality in agricultural watersheds.
Integrating Cherry Cooling and Water Resource Management, Guyer, D.
Fruit cooling-water usage issues, Guyer, D.
Development & optimization of pre and post harvest pest control strategies in cherries: a multi-tactic approach, Guyer, D.
Control wheat scab with improved fungicide application technology- Van Ee, G.
Wheat and barely are susceptible to Fusarim Head Blight (FHB), which is a disease. Sometimes this results in the formation of vomitoxin, which is residue left over by the disease. Vomitoxin makes the grain unusable and toxic to both humans and animals.
Stabilization of Ag Land with Multiple Barriers to Soil Erosion, Harrigan T.
Develop, evaluate and implement the use of multiple barriers in diverse cropping systems to prevent sediment and manure contaminant transport to surface waters.
Practical Biosuppression - Integrating New Cover Crops in Michigan Vegetable, Root Crop, and Field Crop Cropping System., Harrigan T.
Research and evaluate a new and resource efficient seeding method--slurry enriched micro-site seeding--for establishing biosuppressive cover crops in vegetable, root crop and field crop cropping systems.
Evaluation of Low-Disturbance Tillage in Mitigating the Transport of Bacterial Contaminants from Land Applied Dairy Slurry to Subsurface Drains, Harrigan T.
Identify an environmentally responsible and site-specific manure application process based on the ability of the soil to retain and process the manure nutrients and contaminants in the root zone.
Integrating Biofumigant Cover Crops in Sugar Beet Rotations to Improve Soil Quality, Harrigan T.
Evaluate seeding methods for emergence and biomass production of oilseed radish and oriental mustard following wheat, cucumbers or other short season crops in a sugar beet rotation.
Integrating cropping and nutrient management systems on grass-based dairies with manure slurry enriched micro-site seeding, Harrigan T.
