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Evaporative Cooling Pads – Maintenance for a Longer Life
Evaporative Cooling Pads – Maintenance for a Longer Life Hot weather cooling for livestock and poultry includes sprinkling or...
Condensation Prevention in Metal –Walled Livestock Buildings
Condensation Prevention in Metal –Walled Livestock Buildings Metal—walled (or metal sheathed walls) are commonly used for livestock...
Ag Fan Testing: U of I BESS Labs
Each spring semester, students in the Animal Science 403 pork production course get a brief introduction to ventilation fans, air inlets, environment...
Incandescent, CFL and LED bulbs. The choice is getting easy.
The TSM 371 Residential Housing class analyzed the simple life cycle cost of 5 different bulb selections for a utility room (12' x 15') requiring 9,...
Nutrient budget worksheets are now available online
Nitrogen-limiting and phosphorus-limiting nutrient budget worksheets are now available online. Swine, beef, and turkey producers can utilize these...
Manure Haulers Update on rules workshops announced
Some of the rules and setbacks for manure spreaders in Illinois were changed by the 2014 EPA AFO/CAFO rules. Commercial manure haulers and farm...
Farms may be required to report as early as Jan 22, 2018 under CERCLA
Update! On January 19, 2018, Friday, EPA filed a motion with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to further delay issuance of the...
2018 Illinois Pork Expo slated for February 6-8 2018
Mark your calendars: The 2018 Illinois Pork Expo is February 6-7, 2018 in Springfield, IL.   - Largest swine specific tradeshow in Illinois with...
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