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Not Available Computational Geosciences, Inc. will develop and implement a Doppler Radar Irrigation Scheduling System (DRISS). It will be a real-time, operational system specifically designed to meet the irrigation scheduling information requirements of an irrigation district. DRISS will capitalize on the enhanced capabilities of Doppler radar technology to provide (1) a more accurate estimate of ...

THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG WATER POTENTIAL, HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY, AND WATER CONTENT (P-K-O) ARE SOME OF THE MOST COMMONLY SOUGHT SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES. PREDICTION OF WATER AND SOLUTE MOVEMENT IN BOTH AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SITUATIONS IS ULTIMATELY PREDICATED UPON AN ADEQUATE EXPERIMENTAL DESCRIPTION OF POROUS MEDIA. A RAPID AND ACCURATE METHOD TO DETERMINE THESE RELATIONSHIPS WOULD FIND W ...

The proposed program will demonstrate the feasibility of a battery-operated variable pressure, fully portable, needleless jet injector for use in large scale cattle injection programs. This system is based on a compact spring-loading technique which allows for a selectable pressure feature. The design will achieve suitable jet properties (laminar flow) required for adequate injection depths. Te ...

Not Available Tunnel ventilation is an effective means of protecting and enhancing the productivity of livestock (especially swine and egg layers) in large scale confinement barns. The capital and operating costs for these fan installations typically represents a significant fraction of the total costs to the livestock producer. The Phase I research program has shown that significant improvements ...

Not Available Over 80% of the local governments in the United States serve rural communities. The incremental, day to day decisions made in these municipalities and local agencies form much of the practical base of land and resource planning. If the quality of these local decisions can be improved, a concomitant increase in the overall national quality of land use planing is likely to follow. The ...

Not Available During Phase I, the F&S team successfully demonstrated the feasibility of two high-resolution optical fiber refractometers which overcome many limitation of existing refractometer instrumentation for complex food process monitoring applications. The F&S optical fiber refractometers are based on patented and patent- pending sensor designs which avoid alignment of multiple bulk optic c ...

Not Available Phase I research determined it was feasible to proceed with a comprehensive technology-enhanced training monitoring, communication, and feedback system for agency trainers and care providers in Adult Family/Foster Care Programs in rural communities. Phase II will develop, test, and assess the marketability of components/prototype System in Phase I states (Idaho, Massachusetts, Nebras ...

Poultry producers are faced with growing difficulties in controlling pests associated with poultry manure, particularly house flies. Expanding urbanization and public concern about flies associated with poultry facilities lead to confrontation or litigation. Producers have few chemically based options available for fly control because of insecticide resistance and loss of insecticides to regulat ...

FLOWER CROP BREEDING PROGRAMS HAVE LAGGED BEHIND FOOD CROP BLEEDING PROGRAMS IN THE IDENTIFICFICATION AND UTILIZATION OF HOST RESISTANCE GENES TO VIRAL, BACTERIAL, AND FUNGAL PATHOGENS, AS WELL AS TO INSECTS AND NEMATODES. CONSEQUENTLY DISSEASE MANAGEMENT IN FLOWER PRODUCTION HAS RELIED HEAVILY ON CHEMICAL CONTROL. THE EXTENSIVE USE OF AGROCHEMICALS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES GROWERS' COSTS AND CONTR ...

Snyder Seed Corporation (SSC) has developed red pepper (capsaicin) coated wild bird seed that is palatable to birds but unpalatable to certain rodents such as squirrels and mice (U.S. patent application Number 7-892-484). SSC now wishes to expand its product development to include domestic poultry food products containing capsaicin for the purpose of decreasing rodent infestation in poultry produ ...