Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

Extension Specialists

Robert Burns Charles Hurburgh

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
Hongwei Xin