Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute

Research-perform tests and conduct research on machinery equipment and technologies used in agriculture food and other industries new research projects for the year include: assessing critical knowledge gaps in drainage economics and agronomics; on-farm emergency mass mortality composting for turkeys; composting and burial of pigs and poultry for routine management and control of foreign animal disease outbreaks; alternative disposal options for poultry; mass pig mortality disposal planning; feasibility for movile multi-species euthanasia; potential for decarboniziing ag power machinery; processing of flax stalks for value-added products; literature review of renewable nitrogen fertilizer production; enhanced drone imagery tools and use; technology assessment of smart devices to increase to increase profitability in the cattle sector; african swine fever an examination of depopulation techniques and disposal research; led flicker in poultry barns; and gaining efficiencies through remote monitoring