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Agricultural Engineering publications

Contents

• Agricultural Safety
• Construction Plans
• Farm Structures
• Farm Machinery and Equipment
• Housing
• Livestock Equipment
• Soil and Water
• Water and Energy Systems

Agricultural Safety

• G1905, Is Your Family Prepared for an Earthquake?
• G1907, Residential Fire Detection
• G1908, Fires in Agricultural Chemicals
• G1911, Understanding the Pesticide Label
• G1913, Understanding the Material Safety Data Sheet
• G1914, Laundering Pesticide-Contaminated Clothing
• G1915, Pesticide Poisoning Symptoms and First Aid
• G1916, Pesticide Application Safety
• G1917, Personal Protective Equipment for Working With Pesticides
• G1918, Using Pesticides Safely Around the Home
• G1920, Using Agricultural Anhydrous Ammonia Safely
• G1921, Temperature Effects on Storage of Agricultural Pesticides
• G1931, Animal Handling Safety Considerations
• G1932, Portable Ladder Safety
• G1933, Chipper-Shredders
• G1934, How to Prevent Electrical Accidents
• G1935, How to Protect Yourself From Respiratory Hazards
• G1936, All-Terrain Vehicles
• G1950, Responding to Farm Accidents
• G1955, Large Round Bales: Management
• G1957, Large Round Bales: Safety
• G1958, Felling, Bucking and Limbing Trees
• G1959, Basic Chain Saw Safety and Use
• G1960, Safe Tractor Operation
• G1961, Agriculture and the Occupational Safety and Health Act
• G1962, Noise: The Invisible Hazard
• G1965, Agricultural Hand Signals
• G1966, Skin Cancer: Don't Let the Sun Spot You
• G1968, Radon: An Indoor Health Hazard?
• G1969, Safe Storage and Handling of Grain
• MP745, Plant Biosecurity Preparedness Plan for U.S. Agricultural Producers
• NRAES10, Farm Rescue: Responding to Incidents and Emergencies in Agricultural Settings
• NRAES12, First On The Scene
• NRAES39, Fire Control in Livestock Buildings

Construction Plans

• P72442, Confined Beef, 34-foot Shed Roof
• P72601, Swine Gestation Building, 33-foot x 92-foot
• P72602, Swine Breeding Building, 33-foot x 60-foot
• P72603, Swine Growing-Finishing Building
• P72684, 12-Litter Sow-Pig Nursery
• P72686, 20-Litter Nursery
• P72689, Modified Open Front Swine Finishing Building
• P72691, Swine Finishing House, Full-Slotted Floor, 320 Pigs
• P72695, Swine Breeding Building, 24-foot x 60-foot
• P72697, Swine Gestation Building, Four Rows of Stalls, 192 Sows
• P73220, 48-foot Pole Grain Storage
• P73272, Single Frame Corn Crib
• P73280, Double Pole Corn Crib
• P73281, Double Corn Crib, 4-foot Alley
• P73283, Double Corn Crib, Overhead Bin
• P74401, Portable Fertilizer Storage

Farm Structures

(See also: Livestock equipment; Construction plans; Water systems)

• AED17, Three-Inch, 150 Gallon Siphon-Flush Tank
• AED20, Managing Dry Grain in Storage
• AED41, Hoop Barns for Grow-Finish Swine
• AED42, Sprinkling Oil to Remove Dust, Odor, and Gases in Swine Buildings
• AED43, Managing and Designing Bunker and Trench Silos
• AED44, Hoop Barns for Gestating Swine
• AED46, Swine Wean-to-Finish Buildings
• AED47, Alternative Systems for Farrowing in Cold Weather
• AED50, Hoop Barns for Beef Cattle
• AED51, Hoop Barns for Dairy Cattle
• AED52, Hoop Barns for Horses, Sheep, Ratites, and Multiple Utilization
• G1004, Buying a Packaged Farm Building
• G1005, Selecting and Working With a Farm Building Contractor
• G1020, Lightning Protection for Missouri Farms and Homes
• G1107, Ventilation for Warm Confinement Livestock Buildings
• MWPS9, Designs for Glued Trusses
• MWPS41, Swine Nursery Facilities Handbook
• MWPS26, Farm Shop Plans Book
• MWPS28, Farm Buildings Wiring Handbook
• MWPS35, Farm and Home Concrete Handbook
• MWPS43, Swine Breeding and Gestation Facilities Handbook
• NRAES1, Pole And Post Buildings
• NRAES11, High-Tensile Wire Fencing
• NRAES33, Greenhouse Engineering
• NRAES52, Facilities For Roadside Markets
• NRAES72, Greenhouse Systems: Automation, Culture, and Environment

Farm Machinery and Equipment

See also: Livestock equipment; Water systems

• G1208, Fuel Requirement Estimates for Selected Field Operations
• G1210, No-Till Drills
• G1230, How to Select Lubricating Oil for Farm Engines
• G1231, Are Radial Tractor Tires Cost Effective?
• G1235, Tractor Tire and Ballast Management
• G1236, Farming with One Tractor
• G1250, Large Round Balers
• G1270, Calibrating Field Sprayers (An online nozzle flow rate calculator is available)
• G1272, Sprayer Calibration: Spray Mix Calculations
• G1273, Calibrating Granular Pesticide Applicators
• G1280, Measuring and Reducing Soybean Harvesting Losses
• G1290, Measuring and Reducing Corn Harvesting Losses
• G1300, "Low-Profile" Bins for Grain Drying
• G1305, Estimating Airflow for In-Bin Grain Drying Systems
• G1310, Low-Temperature, In-Bin Drying: Shelled Corn in Southwest, Central and North Missouri
• G1403, Poultry Farm and Processing Plant Lighting
• G1406, Preventing Shocks to Cows in Milking Parlors
• G1408, Electric Heat Cables for Farm and Home Use
• G1409, Is Your Wiring System Safe and Energy Efficient?
• MP544, Electric Motor Selection
• MWPS13, Grain Drying, Handling and Storage Handbook
• MWPS22, Low Temperature and Solar Grain Drying Handbook
• MWPS45, Conservation Tillage Systems and Management: Crop Residue Management with No-Till, Ridge-Till, Mulch-Till
• NRAES22, Refrigeration and Controlled Atmosphere Storage for Horticultural Crops
• NRAES25, Used Farm Equipment
• WQ450, Precision Agriculture: An Introduction
• WQ451, Precision Agriculture: Yield Monitors
• WQ452, Precision Agriculture: Global Positioning System (GPS)

Housing

See also: Farm structures; Human environmental sciences: Housing; Human environmental sciences: Household equipment

• G1700, Concrete Basement Construction
• G1702, Agreement Between Home Owner and Builder
• G1706, Cool Your Home With a Window or Attic Fan
• G1710, Dehumidifiers
• G1721, Insulation for Your Home
• G1730, Wood Stoves and Their Installation
• G1731, Wood Stove Maintenance and Operation
• G1732, Chimneys for Wood Stoves
• G1733, Catalytic Combustors for Wood Burning Stoves and Furnaces
• G1735, Cleaning Stovepipes and Chimneys
• G1770, Replacing Wall Switches and Receptacles
• G1799, Solar-Heated New Technology House
• MWPS35, Farm and Home Concrete Handbook
• NRAES9, Home Heating In An Emergency
• NRAES23, Burning Wood and Coal
• NRAES50, Home Buyers' Guide: Financing and Evaluating Prospective Homes
• NRAES87, Home*A*Syst: An Environmental Risk-Assessment Guide for the Home

Livestock Equipment

See also: Farm machinery and equipment; Construction plans; Water systems

• AED40, Greenhouse Barns for Dairy Housing
• AED45, Using All-Weather Geotextile Lanes and Pads
• EQ219, Separation Distances for Livestock Manure Management Systems
• EQ327, Calibration of Lagoon Irrigating Equipment
• EQ377, Beef Manure Management Systems in Missouri
• EQ379, Managed Grazing Systems and Fencing for Distribution of Beef Manure
• EQ387, Anaerobic Lagoons for Storage/Treatment of Livestock Manure
• EQ388, Earthen Pits (Basins) for Liquid Livestock Manure
• EQ380, Pumps and Watering Systems for Managed Beef Grazing
• G1155, Confined Feeding Facilities: Site Selection and Management
• G1157, Lagoon Pumping and Irrigating Equipment
• G1158, Recycling Lagoon Water for Manure Flushing Systems
• G1161, All-Weather Concrete Stock Tank
• G1165, Corral Systems for Handling and Sorting Hogs
• G1170, Proper Infrared Heat Lamp Use for Efficient Livestock Production
• G1191, Selecting Wire Fencing Materials
• G1192, Constructing Wire Fences
• G1195, Walk-Through Trap to Control Horn Flies on Cattle
• G2504, Hoop Structures for Missouri Swine Finishing Facilities (Worksheet is available as an interactive online form)
• MWPS3, Sheep Housing and Equipment Handbook
• MWPS6, Beef Housing and Equipment Handbook
• MWPS7, Dairy Freestall Housing and Equipment
• MWPS18, Livestock Waste Facilities Handbook
• MWPS18S1, Manure Characteristics: Manure Management Systems Series
• MWPS18S2, Manure Storages: Manure Management Systems Series
• MWPS23, Solar Livestock Housing Handbook
• MWPS25, Research Results in Manure Digestion, Runoff, Refeeding, Odors
• MWPS32, Mechanical Ventilating Systems for Livestock Housing
• MWPS33, Natural Ventilating Systems for Livestock Housing
• MWPS34, Heating, Cooling and Tempering Air for Livestock Housing
• MWPS36, Concrete Manure Storages Handbook
• MWPS40, Swine Farrowing Housing and Equipment Handbook
• NRAES39, Fire Control in Livestock Buildings
• NRAES76, Guidelines for Planning Dairy Freestall Barns
• NRAES79, Liquid Manure Application Systems
• NRAES89, Liquid Manure Application Systems Design Manual
• NRAES109, Earthen Manure Storage Design Considerations
• NRAES132, Poultry Waste Management Handbook
• CAN723, Corrals for Handling Beef Cattle
• OKE938, Modern Corral Design

Soil and Water

See also: Water systems; Soils; Water quality

• G1500, Choosing Terrace Systems
• G1501, Operating and Maintaining Underground Outlet Terrace Systems
• G1503, Operating and Maintaining Grassed Outlet Terrace Systems
• G1504, Maintaining Grassed Waterways
• G1506, Design Criteria for Diversions
• G1507, Design Criteria for Cross-Slope Channels
• G1509, Types of Stabilization Structures
• G1510, Design Criteria for Canopy and Hood Inlet Spillways
• G1514, Design Criteria for Formless Concrete Flumes
• G1518, Estimating Peak Rates of Runoff From Small Watersheds
• G1520, Discharge Capacity Tables for Canopy, Hood, Morning Glory and Drop Inlet Spillways
• G1521, Volume of Earth in Embankments
• G1528, Design Criteria for Debris Basins
• G1530, Operation of a Bottom Withdrawal (Lake Cleaning) Spillway
• G1531, Design Criteria for Bottom-Withdrawal (Lake-Cleaning) Spillway
• G1548, Maintaining Small Dams
• G1555, Reducing Pond Seepage
• G1562, Estimating Soil Erosion for Conservation Planning
• G1570, Estimating Residue: Line Transect Method
• G1606, Culverts and Flood Gates
• G1630, Soil Compaction: The Silent Thief
• G1641, Land Grading for Irrigation: Design and Construction
• G1650, Conservation Tillage and Residue Management to Reduce Soil Erosion
• G1651, Converting CRP Fields to Grain Crop Production
• G1652, Ridge-Till Tips
• G1653, Vegetative Barriers for Erosion Control
• G1681, Measuring Irrigation Water in a Ditch, Stream or Reservoir
• G1695, Electrical Safety for Center Pivot Irrigation Systems
• MWPS14, Private Water Systems Handbook
• NRAES4, Trickle Irrigation In The Eastern United States
• NRAES47, Private Drinking Water Supplies: Quality, Testing, and Options for Problem Waters
• NRAES48, Home Water Treatment
• NRAESAES147, Waterborne Pathogens in Agricultural Watersheds

Water and Energy Systems

See also: Soil and water; Water quality

• G1800, Sources for Farm and Home Water Supply
• G1801, How to Size a Farm and Home Water System
• G1805, A System for Pond Water Purification
• G1830, Tip Tank for Flushing Dairy Free-stall Alleys
• G1880, Gases and Odors From Swine Wastes
• G1881, Generating Methane Gas From Manure
• G1884, Odors From Livestock Operations: Causes and Possible Cures
• G1885, Fugitive Dust: Nonpoint Sources
• G1886, Controlling Drift of Crop Protection Materials
• G1895, Collecting and Preserving Waste and Wastewater Samples for Analysis
• G1927, Spin-Through Flush Tank
• G1971, Active Solar Collectors for Farm Buildings
• G1972, Saving Energy With Passive Systems
• G1981, Wind Energy in Missouri
• G1990, Biodiesel Fuels
• G1991, Biodiesel Blends for Fueling Diesel Engines
• G1999, Unvented Portable Kerosene Heaters: Safety Considerations
• MX383, Biotechnology: Generating Knowledge for a Better Tomorrow
• MX397, 50 Ways Farmers Can Protect Their Groundwater
• MWPS14, Private Water Systems Handbook
• MWPS23, Solar Livestock Housing Handbook
• MWPS24, Onsite Domestic Sewage Disposal Handbook
• MWPS25, Research Results in Manure Digestion, Runoff, Refeeding, Odors
• MWPS29, Dry Grain Aeration Systems Handbook
• MWPS30, Sprinkler Irrigation Systems
• MWPS36, Concrete Manure Storages Handbook
• MWPS37, Designing Facilities for Pesticide and Fertilizer Containment
• NRAES3, Energy Conservation For Commercial Greenhouses
• NRAES34, Pesticides and Groundwater
• NRAES43, Composting To Reduce The Waste Stream
• NRAES54, On-Farm Composting
• NRAES57, Fertilizer and Manure Application Equipment
• NRAES78, On-Farm Agrichemical Handling Facilities
• NRAES114, Field Guide to On-Farm Composting

Updated 3/19/08

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