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WHO ARE WE?Extension Biological and Agricultural Engineering provides engineering support for environmental concerns and production agriculture. Capabilities in environmental control for livestock facilities and farm machinery have been updated. However, many specialists' programming has changed to reduce emphasis on developed technology being provided by the private sector to new or changing needs. For example, work on energy conservation now focuses on postharvest management which has been identified as the most important agricultural need in North Carolina. Traditional irrigation activities have become part of the overall total water management program. The safety program has expanded to include health, occupational and environmental concerns. The livestock environmental systems program is now complemented by expanding programming on non-point source control, urban runoff, total watershed management, basin-wide planning, ground water quality, drinking water safety and solid waste management.The departmental 4-H electric program enjoys very high participation throughout North Carolina, and a recent successful expansion has been the one-week summer camp entitled, "Sci-Tech Adventures Camp. Projects with low participation or outside specialist's expertise are being replaced by more timely environmental quality projects. The timeliness and quality of these dynamic programs in Extension Biological and Agricultural Engineering is verified by the excellent complementary grant and contract funding received. This funding extends capabilities to evaluate and demonstrate new technologies that can be incorporated into the overall Extension technology transfer program. The goal of Extension Biological and Agricultural Engineering is to continue to address new engineering and environmental needs for the State of North Carolina in a timely and quality manner. |
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