Continued advances in technology have facilitated new avenues to access and extract energy (in various forms) from materials such as animal manure and crop residues that have not traditionally been considered viable fuel sources. This presentation discusses the use of thermochemical processes, including gasification, to produce biofuels from animal manure and was originally broadcast on February 28, 2014. More… Continue reading “Thermal Conversion of Animal Manure to Biofuel”
Capturing Valuable Nutrients from Manure: Part 3
This webcast is the last in a series of 3 webcasts that provide information on: the need to capture nutrients for recycling off-farm, global phosphorus supplies, and technologies that are being used on-farm to capture nitrogen and phosphorus from manure. This presentation was originally broadcast on January 17, 2014. More… Continue reading “Capturing Valuable Nutrients from Manure: Part 3”
Capturing Valuable Nutrients from Manure: Part 2
This webcast is the second in a series of 3 webcasts that provide information on: the need to capture nutrients for recycling off-farm, global phosphorus supplies, and technologies that are being used on-farm to capture nitrogen and phosphorus from manure. This presentation was originally broadcast on December 13, 2013. More… Continue reading “Capturing Valuable Nutrients from Manure: Part 2”
Capturing Valuable Nutrients from Manure: Part 1
This webcast is the first in a series of 3 webcasts that will provide information on: the need to capture nutrients for recycling off-farm, global phosphorus supplies, and technologies that are being used on-farm to capture nitrogen and phosphorus from manure. This presentation was originally broadcast on November 15, 2013. More… Continue reading “Capturing Valuable Nutrients from Manure: Part 1”
Results of Mono-Slope Beef Barn Air Quality Research – Archived Webcast
Researchers and university specialists from South Dakota State University, USDA’s Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC), and Iowa State University Extension are wrapping up a four-year study looking at concentration and emission measurements in comparison with management techniques for mono-slope beef barns and will share the results of their study. This presentation was originally broadcast on July 19, 2013. More… Continue reading “Results of Mono-Slope Beef Barn Air Quality Research – Archived Webcast”
Mono-Slope Beef Barn Design and Management
What is a mono-slope beef barn? It’s a newer style barn for cattle that is becoming increasingly popular in the upper Midwest.
This webinar allows you to discover what exactly is a mono-slope barn and why beef producers are building them. This presentation is part of a four-year mono-slope air quality research project and was originally broadcast on May 17, 2013. More… Continue reading “Mono-Slope Beef Barn Design and Management”