Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

Thomas Glanville

• Environmentally sound & bio-secure management of routine livestock and poultry losses
• Emergency livestock disposal planning
• Use of composted organics for erosion and runoff control
• Water quality evaluation and protection
• Water supply wells
• Water treatment

Matthew Helmers

Extension coverage for water resources and water quality including:

• Subsurface drainage water quality
• Subsurface drainage design
• Surface water runoff
• Water quality effectiveness of conservation practices
• Design of conservation practices
  

H. Mark Hanna
Farm field machinery and equipment including:

• tillage
• planting
• application (pesticide, fertilizer, manure)
• harvest
• safety related aspects of field equipment

Charles Schwab
Farm and agricultural safety

• Iowa Injury and fatality reports
• Youth safety day and camp training
• Youth tractor certification training
• ISU Extension Disaster Education Network contact
• ISU emergency ingestion pathway contact

Jay Harmon
Livestock Production Systems

• Siting of swine facilities
• Odor mitigation
• Ventilation design and management
• Facility design
• On-farm energy conservation
• Production systems options