SAES-422 Multistate Research Activity Accomplishments Report

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Status: Approved

Basic Information

Project No. and Title: NCCC_OLD9 : MWPS:Research and Extension Educational Materials
Period Covered: 10/01/2005 to 09/01/2006
Date of Report: 08/09/2006
Annual Meeting Dates: 05/23/2006 to 05/24/2006

Members attending Brian Holmes, University of Wisconsin; Richard Stowell, University of Nebraska; Don Jones, Purdue University; Tom Scherer, North Dakota State University; Kenneth Hellevang, North Dakota State University; Jay Harmon, Iowa State University; Steve Pohl, South Dakota State University; Joe Zulovich, University of Missouri; Joe Harner, Kansas State University; William Casady, Universtiy of Missouri; Bill Wilcke, University of Minnesota; Lingying Zhao, Ohio State University; Guests; Bill Koenig, MWPS; William Edwards, Iowa State University; Administrative Advisor; Gerald Miller, Iowa State University

Brief Summary of Minutes of Annual Meeting

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[Minutes]

Accomplishments

Summary of NCCC-9 Projects Completed 2005-2006 Residential Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems: An Operation and Maintenance Service Provider Program (CIDWT): November 2005 (280 pages) Wiring Handbook for Rural Facilities (MWPS-28): February 2006 (96 pages) The House Handbook: Guidelines for Building or Remodeling Your Home (MWPS-16): May 2006 (200 pages) Living On Acreages: What You Need to Know (MWPS-50): June 2006 (108 pages) Dairy Conference Proceedings (4SD19): June 2006 (114 pages) Total Number of Projects completed for 2004-2006: 19 NCCC-9 Projects In Progress Project Status MWPS-1 Structures and Environment Handbook. Broken into 4 books. The first two are nearing completion. Tentative publication dates: Books 1 & 2, fall 2006. Books 3 & 4, spring 2007. (app. 200 pages each) MWPS-7 Freestall Dairy Handbook. Tentative release date: January 1, 2007. (app. 170 pages) MWPS-14 Private Water Systems. Published originally in 1979. Over 27,000 copies in five printings sold. Last printing in 1992. Revised edition could have great public interest. A major revision should be ready for release in Spring or Summer of 2007. (app. 120 pages) Other Projects CNMP teaching material will be available in 2007. (CD plus app. 330 pages) Beef Cow-Calf Production in the MidWest, expected in 2008.

Impacts

During federal FY 06 the committee members produced and began disseminating 5 project publications. These publications will have a long-term impact because of the high educational value associated with them. The publications along with their FY07 distribution are listed below: 1. " Residential Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems: An Operation and Maintenance Service Provider Program, Jan 2006, 280 pp. 1473 copies sold. 2. " Wiring Handbook for Rural Facilities, February 2006, 96 pp. 692 copies sold. 3. " The House Handbook: Guidelines for Building or Remodeling Your Home, May 2006, 200pp. 786 copies sold. 4. " Four-State Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference, June 2006, 120 pp. 420 copies sold. 5. " Living on Acreages: What You Need to Know, July 2006, 108 pp. 125 copies sold.
, Members of NCCC-9 continued cooperative programming efforts on a multi-state basis for ventilation for livestock producers, grain drying/handling, and air quality and energy issues. These efforts were undertaken by subsets of NCCC-9 members.

Publications

Residential Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems: An Operation and Maintenance Service Provider Program (CIDWT): November 2005 (280 pages) Wiring Handbook for Rural Facilities (MWPS-28): February 2006 (96 pages) The House Handbook: Guidelines for Building or Remodeling Your Home (MWPS-16): May 2006 (200 pages) Living On Acreages: What You Need to Know (MWPS-50): June 2006 (108 pages) Dairy Conference Proceedings (4SD19): June 2006 (114 pages)

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