Agreement Number
11-210
Awardee Name
Washington State University
Grant Type
Classic
Project Title
Mitigation of Air Emissions from Dairy Operations via adoption of select Multiple Best Management Practices (BMPs)
Awardee State/Territory
Washington
Involved States/territories
Washington
Award Year
2011
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$410,491.00
Production/Use
Animal Agriculture and Husbandry
Resource Concern (Broad)
Air
Resource Concern (Specific)
Manure management
Conservation Practice(s)
Prescribed Grazing
Waste Treatment
Project Background
The proposed project will evaluate and demonstrate select proven (feed management; manure pH management; and manure removal management) BMPs for mitigating air emission from naturally ventilated free-stall barns. The outcome of this project is a suite of alternative BMPs that dairy operators could select from to meet their desired air emission mitigations from their respective operations: today and/or when (and if) the regulations come into effect.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No
Awardee Technical Contact Name
Pius Ndegwa