Minnesota/Wisconsin Engineering Notes

May 2003 Should You Be Your Own General Contractor? Bunker Silo Facer—Why Invest? Making Educated Decisions to Keep Children Safe on Your Farm Sustainable Agricultural Program Calls for Grant Preproposals Checking Frozen Septic Systems to Prevent Future Problems Odor Issues with Onsite Sewage Treatment Systems Daily Crop “ET” Info Available on the Internet Computer Spreadsheet Available for Irrigation Scheduling Resources Calendar

Resources Page 2: Bunker Silo Facer—Why Invest? To access the spreadsheet referenced in this article or a more extensive discussion of this subject, visit the Wisconsin Team Forage, Harvest and Storage web site at: http://www.uwex.edu/ces/crops/uwforage/storage.htm Page 3: Making Educated Decisions to Keep Children Safe on Your Farm University of Minnesota’s farm safety clearinghouse web page: http://safety.coafes.umn.edu University of Wisconsin Center for Agricultural Safety and Health page: http://bse.wisc.edu/wiscash The National Children’s Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety: http://research.marshfieldclinic.org/children/ North American Guidelines for Children’s Agricultural Tasks: http://www.nagcat.org/ Page 4: Sustainable Agricultural Program Calls for Grant Preprosals To obtain a copy of the Call for Preproposals, contact the NCR-SARE office in Lincoln, Nebraska: www.sare.org/ncrsare, ncrsare@unl.edu, or 402-472-7081 To discuss preproposal ideas, contact Bill Wilcke, NCR-SARE Regional Coordinator: wilck001@umn.edu or 612-625-8205 Page 5: Checking Frozen Septic Systems to Prevent Future Problems Page 6: Odor Issues with Onsite Sewage Treatment Systems For information about proper operation of septic systems: http://septic.coafes.umn.edu/homeowner/index.html or call 800-322-8642. Page 7: Daily Crop “ET” Info Available on the Internet The maps for Minnesota and Wisconsin potential crop ETs are available at: http://www.soils.wisc.edu/wimnext/ Worksheets from the University of Minnesota Extension Service bulletin #1322, Irrigation Scheduling: Checkbook Method, can be printed off the web at: http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/cropsystems/DC1322.html or may be purchased by calling 800-876-8636 or 612-624-4900 For more information on how to use daily crop ET information contact Jerry Wright, Extension Engineer at the West Central Research and Outreach Center in Morris, MN 320-589-1711 or jwright@umn.edu, or you can contact your local Extension or SWCD office. Page 8: Computer Spreadsheet Available for Irrigation Scheduling A copy of the software and operating manual can be obtained by sending a $30 check made payable to University of Minnesota to: West Central Research & Outreach Center University of Minnesota Attn: Jerry Wright, Extension Engineer PO Box 471 Morris, MN 56267

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