Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering
    North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service
    North Carolina State University
    North Carolina is the #1 producer of meat and animal products in the United States. The state leads the nation in turkey production, and is one of the largest producers of hogs and broilers in the country. North Carolina also has a strong dairy and egg production industry. Due to the importance of animal agriculture to the state's economy and environmental quality, the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service and Agricultural Research Service have implemented several education and research programs. From the Outer Banks to the mountains near Cherokee, animal waste management has become a major focus both on the farm and in the classroom.
    Programs
    Animal Feeding Operations
      EPA's Final Rule regarding Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) 
    Animal Waste Management Systems
      Overview of Animal Waste Management
      Frequently Asked Environmental Questions About Livestock Production
      Livestock Manure Characterization Databases
      Livestock Systems Environmental Fact Sheets
      Summary of Livestock Environmental Regulations in North Carolina
    Operator Certification& Education Programs
      Animal Waste Operator Certification Program
      Continuing Education Courses - Education programs, presentations and text resources
      Land Application Training and Demonstration Center
    Innovative Manure Treatment Systems
      Animal & Poultry Waste Management Center
        Progress Report - Update on many A&PWMC programs
        Technology Evaluations
        Smithfield Agreement - Agreement between Smithfield Foods, Inc and NC Attorney General to invest $15M to demonstrate innovative systems
        Premium Standard Farms Environmental Trust - Agreement between Premium Standard Farms and NC Attorney General to invest $2.5M to demonstrate innovative systems
      Solid Separation of Manure
    Lagoons
      Lagoon Design and Management for Livestock Waste Management and Storage
      Sludge Management and Closure Procedures for Anaerobic Lagoons
      List of NC Lagoon Cleanout and Sludge Removal Contractors
      Sludge and Nutrient Survey of Inactive Lagoons in North Carolina
      NC-DENR Inventory of Inactive Animal Waste Lagoons in North Carolina
    Land Applicaion of Manure, Biosolids and Wastewater
      Winterization and Maintenance of Sprinkler Irrigation Equipment
      Calibrating Irrigation Systems and Spreading Equipment
      Irrigated/Wetted Area Determination
      Land Application Training and Demonstration Center
    Livestock Odors
      Controlling Odor from Livestock Operations
      Odor Control BMPs
      Element of Successful Odor Rules/Legislation - WEF paper
    Emergency Management
      Emergency Action Planning
      Livestock and Poultry Buildings: After the Flood
    Beef Programs
      Cattle Production and the Environment
      Off-Stream Water Sources for Cattle:A Water Quality BMP
      Developing Off-Stream (Alternative) Water Sources
      Water Quality BMPs for Coastal Plain Cow/Calf Operations - Florida Cattleman's Association
      Cattle BMPs- Maintained by University of Kentucky's Cooperative Extension Service
      • Fence Construction
      • Water Development
      • Solar Pumps
      • Heavy Use Areas and Geotextile Fabrics
    Poultry Programs
      Dry Litter Management
      Tips on Managing Litter
    Horse Programs
      Equine Environmental Quality Programs
       
    LINKS to other Animal Waste related Websites
      North Carolina
      Nationwide

    NC State Faculty Involved in Animal Waste Programs
    Animal & Poultry Waste Management Center
      C. Mike Williams - Director, animal nutrition, odor control products
      Leonard Bull - Assistant Director
    Animal Science
      Jim Kubiak - REINS program coordinator, horse manure management
      Morgan Morrow - swine veterinarian, mortality management
      Matt Poore  - beef systems, by-product utilization
      Todd See - swine production systems, breeding and genetics
      Theo van Kempen - swine nutrition, waste minimization
      Steve Washburn - dairy
    Biological and Agricultural Engineering
      Extension Faculty
      Jim Barker -  animal waste systems, manure characteristics, treatment lagoons
      Bob Bottcher - odor & dust control, ventilation
      Robert Evans - wastewater irrigation, drainage, watershed management
      Frank Humenik - CALS Waste Management Programs, constructed wetlands
      Mark Rice - constructed wetlands, solid separation
      Bob Rubin - animal processing residuals, environmental management systems
      Ron Sheffield - operator certification, land application, odor control, innovative treatment systems
      Research Faculty
      Jay Cheng - methane recovery, duckweed systems
      John Classen - innovative manure treatment systems
      Rod Huffman - lagoon seepage, groundwater, irrigation
      Sarah Liehr - innovative manure treatment systems
      Phil Westerman -  innovative manure treatment systems
    Crop Science
      Jim Green -  forage systems, manure utilization
      Noah Ranells - forage systems, alternative cropping systems, manure utilization
    Poultry Science
      Tom Carter -  broilers, layers, and turkeys, manure management
    Soil Science
      David Crouse -  GPS/GIS and manure systems
      Steve Hodges - nutrient management
      Karl Shaffer - operator certification, land application

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    Created by Ron Sheffield.  Last modified on 10/23/00