2002 Annual Report
Research
Agricultural Safety and Health
Farm Safety-Related Decision Processes Within Hmong Families: A Research Model
Human Presence Sensors and Control Systems to Prevent Machinery Entanglement Injuries
Modeling Agricultural Downtime Losses Resulting from Injuries, Breakdowns, and Other Lost Time
Preventing Combine Fire Losses Through Improved Design and Safe Operation
Surveillance of Work-Related Deaths on Minnesota Farms
Bioprocessing, Food, and Value-Added Processing
Improvement in Thermal Processes for Foods
Ohmic Heating of Particulate Foods
Non-Thermal Discharge Plasma System for Liquid Pasteurization and Sterilization
An Ozone-Aided Corn Steeping Process
Evaluation of Milli-Second Pasteurization Technology
Development of an Automatic Standard Milk Sample Packaging System
Simultaneous Deodorization and Cholesterol Reduction in Fats and Oils
Ozone Treatment To Reduce or Remove Pesticides in Fruits and Vegetables
Processing and Process Modeling of Extrusion Cast Films/Sheets from Agricultural Materials
Viscoelastic Properties of Extrusion Cast Sheets of Natural and Synthetic Aliphatic Polyesters
Foams from Modified Soybean Oil
Use of Vegetable Oils in Metalworking Fluid Formulations
Accelerated Technology Transfer for Starch-Based Plastics
Modulus Development During Foam Formation
Value-Added Technologies for Utilization of Crop Byproducts and Residues in Hawaii
Evaluation of Fibrous Byproducts/Residues for Making Bio-Polymers
Converting Minnesota Biomass Including DDGS to Bio-Polymers
Maintaining Grain Quality During Drying and Storage
Land and Water Resources
Modeling Preferential Flows in Porous Media
Geomorphic Characteristics of Drainage Ditches in Southern Minnesota
Feasibility of Controlled Drainage in Southern Minnesota
Environmental and Agronomic Impacts of Subsurface Drainage Design
Feasibility and Performance of Subsurface Drainage in Northwest Minnesota
Use of Research and Modeling Information in Community-Based Watershed Planning
Modeling Subsurface Drainage Systems in Southern Minnesota
Evaluation and Design of Blind Inlets
Characteristics of Erosion Control Measures and Their Impact on Erosion
Impact of Roughness Elements on Reducing the Shear Stress Acting on Soil Particles
Development and Evaluation of TMDL Planning and Assessment Tools and Processes
Blueberry Response to Micro-Irrigation Systems
Dry Bean Rot Root Response to Soil Moisture and Tillage Modifications
Dairy Milkhouse Wastewater Treatment
Livestock Systems
Ventilating Systems for Enhancing Indoor Environmental Quality
Low-Cost Biofilters for Odor Control
Microbial Count in Dolomite Lime and Sand Dairy Bedding
Aerial Pollutant Emissions from Animal Confinement Buildings
National Center for Manure and Animal Waste Management
Methods to Measure Dust (PM10) and Ammonia Emissions from Minnesota Pig Facilities
Effective Use of Solid-Liquid Separation and Aeration to Control Swine Manure Odor
Potential Leachate and Porosity Change of Biofilter Media After Heavy Rainfall
Swine Manure Nutrient Removal by Microbial Additives Assisted by Aeration
Effect of Solids Content in Swine Manure on Aeration Efficiency
Machinery Systems
Development of Machinery Systems and Sensors for Site-Specific Farming