2006 psu pda cattle composting study hobo data loggers
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2006 PSU PDA Cattle Composting Study Hobo Data Loggers. J. Craig Williams Penn State Coop. Extension. Composting.cas.psu.edu. NACAA AM/PIC. Basic Mortality Composting Project Onset Data Loggers Experiences J. Craig Williams, Dairy Agronomy Agent Tioga County, Pa 16 Years Extension. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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2006 PSU PDA Cattle Composting StudyHobo Data Loggers
J. Craig Williams
Penn State Coop. Extension
Composting.cas.psu.edu
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NACAA AM/PIC
• Basic Mortality Composting Project
• Onset Data Loggers
• Experiences
• J. Craig Williams, Dairy Agronomy Agent– Tioga County, Pa– 16 Years Extension
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Natural Rendering: Composting Livestock Mortality
• Penn State and Pa Dept of Agriculture
• Composting procedures
• Downer cow update/ Dead cow update
• Cornell Waste Mgnt. Int. And Maine Compost Team
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Siting for Composting
Select site that is well-drained, at least 200 ft from water courses, sinkholes, seasonal seeps or other landscape features that indicate the area is hydrologically sensitive.
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Wood Chip Bed
Lay 24-in bed of bulky, absorbing organic material containing some sizeable pieces (4 to 6-in long). Utility and municipal wood chips work well.
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Recipe for Small Animals
For young animals, layer mortalities with a minimum of 2 feet of co-composting material.
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Recipe for Large Animal
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Covering Carcass
Cover carcass with dry, high-carbon co-composting material, like old silage, sawdust, or dry stall bedding (some semi-solid manure will expedite the process).
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Composting continued
• Let set for 4-6 months.
• Turn only if desired after 3 months.
• Reuse bones as part of next base.
Reuse old compost
6 month old
Compost
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Onset Hobo Data Loggers
• Onset – Data Loggers and Weather stations– Indoor, Outdoor,
Underwater and Tilt/Acc.– Hobo U12-008
• $199– 20 Foot cable-$35 each
• Total $339 set up
– Shuttle $169– Boxcar Software $99
• Total $268 Office
• www.onsetcomp.com/• hobologgers.com
• PSU PDA Project was to document Real Farm Composting temperature, including internal carcass
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HOBO 008
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Graphing
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Cow Compost
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Dairy Farm Cow Temp’s
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HOBO Data Recorders
every 6 hours for 6 months
Start January
March
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Bishop
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Started Second Pile Late January -July
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ID Temperature points
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Start June to August 2006
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Hobo Recorders