Priority Area: Stewarding land and water resources
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Analytical lab construction to house equipment to analyze water for phosphorous, nitrogen, and potassium, with capability for more elements/nutrients
Sumner-Davis’s project will renovate the Analytical Lab at UW–River Falls. Previous Hub funding renovated the dry lab section of the lab, and this project will renovate the wet lab and…
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Benchtop X-Ray diffractometer for materials analysis
Fu’s project will use X-ray diffraction (XRD), which characterizes the components in dairy products, such as proteins and minerals. XRD is a rapid, powerful, and commonly used analysis technique for…
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Greenhouse gas monitoring equipment to expand research capacity
Sanford’s project will use a greenhouse gas (GHG) emission measurement instrument to measure key GHG emissions of concern to the dairy industry, including CO2, CH4, N2O, NH3, and OH. With…
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Mid-infrared spectroscopy platform for rapid assessment of soil, feed and dairy product nutrients for sustainable dairy production across Wisconsin
Hartemink’s project aims to use a mid-infrared (MIR) spectrometer to build a campus-wide platform for rapid quantification of soil characteristics, feed quality, and dairy products nutrients for sustainable dairy production…
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Indwelling loggers for high-resolution, continuous monitoring, of rumen physiological data
Wattiaux’s project will use in-dwelling loggers to continuously record important aspects of rumen conditions, such as pH and temperature. Although UW—Madison researchers routinely assess these rumen variables at intervals, the…
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Hyperspectral Imaging instrument for precision dairy farming
Zhang’s project aims to develop machine-learning tools that can estimate plant traits such as growth, development, yield, and quality in a high-throughput manner using drones equipped with high-resolution cameras with…
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Design of a microgrid for the future dairy plant at UW-Platteville
A typical dairy plant uses large amounts of energy and manufacturers regularly seek out opportunities to reduce production costs without negatively affecting the yield or quality of their finished products.…
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Evaluation of biochar incorporation into manure systems for improving air quality and odor management
Manure from dairy facilities impacts water quality, greenhouse gas emissions and odor. Agriculture contributes 50 percent of global emissions of methane and 80 percent of nitrous oxide. Additionally, community complaints…
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Wood templated high efficiency and low-cost ceramic membranes for dairy wastewater treatment
Wastewater generated from the dairy industry contains high levels of chemical oxygen demand, biological oxygen demand, total suspended solids, turbidity etc. Direct disposal of such wastewater significantly influences the environment.…
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Updating manure values in SNAPplus for better nutrient management planning
SnapPlus is a nutrient management planning software that allows farmers, planners, and others to estimate soil and nutrient runoff losses on a field-by-field basis and is a key tool to…
