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David Schmidt
Assistant Extension Engineer
Animal Manure Facility Design and Management

306 Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Bldg.
University of Minnesota
1390 Eckles Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108-6005
(612) 625-4262

email: schmi071@umn.edu

Current Research

• Evaluation and Implementation of OFFSET (Odors from Feedlot Setback Estimation Tool) in Selected Minnesota Counties
• Aerial Pollutant Emissions from Animal Confinement Buildings
• National Center for Manure and Animal Waste Management
• Predicting Ambient Hydrogen Sulfide Concentrations Near Animal Feedlots
• Development of a Hydrogen Sulfide Model for Animal Production Sites in Minnesota
• Particulate Matter (PM10), Hydrogen Sulfide, Ammonia, and Odor Emissions from Minnesota Pig Farrowing Facilities
• Dairy Milkhouse Wastewater Treatment
• Advancing Utilization of Manure Methane Digester Electrical Generation
• Odor, Total Reduced Sulfur, and Ammonia Emissions from Animal Housing Facilities and Manure Storage Units in Minnesota
• Geotextile Covers to Reduce Odor and Gas Emissions from Swine Manure Storage Ponds

Extension Programs

• Livestock and Poultry Housing Systems
• Manure Management Systems
• Engineering Applications for Dairy Production Systems
• National Center Manure Certification Materials–Odor and Air Quality
• Livestock and Poultry Odor Workshops
• Assistant Extension Engineer–Manure Management Systems

University of Minnesota Manure Management and Air Quality