Environment - Other
On-Site Biomethanol Production from Swine Waste Digester Methane
July 2, 2008By Ratna Sharma-Shivappa
It is important to conserve and utilize valuable constituents in animal waste and implement environmentally superior technologies that are economically feasible. The economically feasibility of...
Environment - Air
Monitoring Ambient Atmospheric Chemistry Along a Gradient of Ammonia Emission Density in Eastern North Carolina
June 15, 2008By Wayne P. Robarge
This project was designed to address the National Pork Board objective of needing to know ambient concentrations of gases emitted from swine operations (in particular ammonia, NH3) both...
Environment - Other
Thermochemical Conversion Process to Produce Oil from Swine Manure
June 6, 2008By Yuanhui Zhang
Laboratory scale tests show that more than 60% of the volatile solids in swine manure can be converted to bio-crude oil using a thermo-chemical conversion (TCC) process. The process can work with...
Environment - Other
Implementing Mass Nutrient Balance Procedures on Swine Production Facilities, NPB Award
April 13, 2008By Rick Koelsch
The purpose of this project is to collect the necessary data for creating the nutrient balances on 12 swine operations in Nebraska, Iowa, and Indiana. The project will evaluate the producer’s...
Environment - Manure Storage / Application
Swine Manure Applications for Soybean Production – Environmental and Pathological Implications
April 11, 2008By Robert Mullen
Environmental concerns regarding the application of nitrogen containing manure to soybean fields have been raised recently across the Corn Belt. The concern is that because soybeans are leguminous...
Environment - Manure Storage / Application
Adding Value to Swine Manure Through Accurate Prediction of Organic Nitrogen Availability
March 20, 2008By Charles Wortmann
Swine slurry contains nitrogen primarily in organic and ammonium forms. Ammonium-N is immediately crop available following land application if not lost to volatilization which should be minimal if...
Environment - Other
Demonstrating Innovative Use of Precision Farming Technologies to Optimize Manure Nutrient Utilization and Reduce Environmental Concerns
February 8, 2008By Richard Wolkowski
Precision Agriculture Technologies are here to stay as more combines, applicators, and tractors are equipped with GPS receivers, steering systems and data recording systems. These technologies offer...
Environment - Air
Particulates, Ammonium Nitrate, and Ammonium Sulfate: Effects on Air Quality in Rural Iowa
December 26, 2007By R. L. Pfeiffer
Air quality has many components, one of which is PM2.5 and ammonium nitrate and ammonium sulfate are reported to be two of the major components. Swine confinement facilities generate significant...
Environment - Air
Evaluation of the effectiveness of a BEI biocurtain and electrostatic space charge system for reducing emissions of total suspended particulate matter from swine building exhaust streams
July 16, 2007By Michael Ellis
The objective of this study was to test the effectiveness of a commercially available biocurtain, incorporating an electrostatic space charge system (ESCS), at reducing dust emissions from a...
Environment - Air
Laying the Groundwork for Odor Control and Setback Estimation in Nebraska
July 8, 2007By Richard R. Stowell
