NOTE: All the most up- to-date waste topic information, waste links, current regulations, and events are on the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) Waste Management Programs Site.

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.

BAE Program Contacts

Extension Faculty working in this area
Sanjay Shah - Animal waste management, air quality Robert Evans - Drainage and Water Management Garry Grabow - Treatment lagoons, wastewater irrigation operator certification, land application, odor control, innovative treatment systems Mark Rice - Constructed wetlands, solid separation Phil Westerman - Waste treatment systems, solid-liquid separation and aeration of animal manure for odor control and nutrient management
Research Faculty
Jay Cheng - Methane recovery, inovative waste treatment John Classen- Innovative waste treatment systems Rod Huffman - Lagoon seepage, groundwater, irrigation Praveen Kolar - Energy production and value added waste management Phil Westerman - Waste treatment systems, solid-liquid separation and aeration of animal manure for odor control and nutrient management Ling Wang- Agricultural odor research
Other departments at NCSU have faculty working in the animal waste management area
Soil Science	Poultry Science	Crop Science	Animal Science
Agric & Resources	CALS Waste Management	Animal & Poultry  Waste Management Center