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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISONResearch Participant Information Title of the Study: Identifying Wisconsin Manure Management Practices Principal Investigator: Douglas Reinemann. Phone: (608) 262-0223. Email: [email protected]Student Researcher: Horacio Aguirre-Villegas. Phone: (608)-262-9703. Email: [email protected]DESCRIPTION OF THE RESEARCHYou are invited to participate in a research study to identify manure management practices that are used on Wisconsin dairy farms. You have been asked, as a result of a random selection process, to participate as an owner or manager of a dairy operation in Wisconsin. This information will help researchers and educators develop engineering designs and management practices for handling, processing, and storage of manure. This study will include approximately 600 dairy farms in the state of Wisconsin. You can complete the survey in the location of your choosing. WHAT WILL MY PARTICIPATION INVOLVE?If you decide to participate in this research, you will be asked to complete one survey which will require approximately 20 minutes to complete. This survey will cover questions about your manure management system including collection, transportation, storage, processing, and land application. ARE THERE ANY RISKS TO ME?We do not anticipate any risks resulting from participation in this study. ARE THERE ANY BENEFITS TO ME?Although there are no immediate benefits from this study, the information will facilitate research on manure systems, increase development of manure management practices and user tools, and provide more detailed economic analyses. HOW WILL MY CONFIDENTIALITY BE PROTECTED?THIS STUDY IS COMPLETELY ANONYMOUS. Neither your name nor any other identifiable information will be recorded. WHOM SHOULD I CONTACT IF I HAVE QUESTIONS?You may ask any questions about the research at any time. If you have questions about the research during or after completing the survey please feel free to contact any of the researchers listed above. If you are not satisfied with the response of the research team, have more questions, or want to talk with someone about your rights as a research participant, you should contact the University of Wisconsin Education Research and Social & Behavioral Science IRB Office at 608-263-2320. Your participation is completely voluntary. If you decide not to participate or to withdraw from the study it will have no effect on any services or treatment you are currently receiving. |
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* Please select "yes" below if you consent to complete the following survey and understand your answers will be used as data in manure management research. Select "no" to opt-out and end the survey. |
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1. What region in Wisconsin is your facility located in?
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Instructions: Units: If the units you report are different from the ones that are suggested in the survey, please specify the units you are using.
You DO NOT need to answer every question. If the question does not apply or the answer is “zero”, please enter “0”. If you do not know an answer or prefer not to answer please leave it blank.
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I. GENERAL FARM OPERATIONS The questions below ask about general characteristics of your farm and animal operations. Please answer these questions to the best of your ability |
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A. Composition of the Herd |
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2. What are the animal breeds on your farm?
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| 3. If you answered "other" above, please specify. | | |
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4. What is the average body weight per animals (pounds)?
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5. What type of housing is used on your dairy farm? |
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6. On average, how many hours per day do your cows spend grazing (if none, please enter "0")?
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7. Please enter the data about your facilities.
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8. What is the approximate daily feed intake in pounds per milking cow per day?
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| 9. If you entered data for "other" above, please specify what type of feed you use. | | |
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10. What type of bedding is used on your facility for each type of animal?
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| 11. If you selected "other" above, please specify the type of bedding. | | |
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12. On average, how much bedding do you replace (in pounds)? (Example: 5000 pounds per week, 5000 pounds per month)
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13. How much bedding do you recycle? (example: 60%; if none, enter "0")
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14. Please enter the data regarding milk production at your facility.
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15. Where does your feed supply come from?
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16. To how many acres of land do you apply manure? (If none, enter "0")
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17. Do you have a nutrient management plan? |
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| 18. How many acres of the land you own/rent is marginal? (If none, enter "0") | | |
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| 19. On how many acres of land owned by you do you apply manure? (If none, enter "0") | | |
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| 20. On how many acres of land NOT owned by you do you apply manure? (If none, enter "0") | | |
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| 21. Do you import any manure? If you do, how much? (Tons/year)? | | |
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22. Please enter the corresponding data about your typical crop makeup as either acreage or percentage.
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23. How much fertilizer do you apply in your farm for each crop? (example: 500 lb of urea/acre; 100 lb phosphorus/acre) If you do not know leave blank, if none enter "0".
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II. MANURE OPERATIONS The following questions will give us more specific information about the manure related operations that exist in Wisconsin’s dairy farms to determine the emissions that are most likely to happen due to these practices |
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24. How would you classify the manure you process? |
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| 25. What is the percent total solids of manure as excreted? | | |
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| 26. How frequently do you collect manure? | | |
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27. What type of collection system do you use in your farm? |
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Complete only the sections that apply to you |
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a) Skid steer/ tractor scraper: |
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| 28. What is the total horsepower of the skid steer/tractor used for manure collection? | | |
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| 29. What is the average gas mileage of the skid steer/tractor used for manure collection (miles/gallon)? | | |
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| 30. What is the skid steer's daily average time of operation for manure collection (hours)? | | |
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31. Please fill in the following data regarding the alley scrapers on your facility.
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32. Please fill in the following data regarding your flush system per barn type.
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33. Where does the flush water come from? |
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| 34. If you selected "other recycled water" above, please specify where it is recycled from. | | |
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35. Is your entire barn slotted floor, or just a portion of the alleyway? |
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36. Approximately what percentage of the total alleyway floor is slotted? |
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37. After collection, do you transport the manure to: |
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Complete only the sections that apply to you |
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a) Transportation to processing: |
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38. How do you transport the manure to processing? |
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| 39. What is the total horsepower required to transport manure to processing? (example: if you have 1 pump of 5 HP and 1 pump of 10 HP write the total value of 15 HP) | | |
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| 40. What is the pump’s daily average time of operation (hours)? | | |
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| 41. What is the total horsepower required to transport manure to processing? (example: if you have 1 auger of 5 HP and 1 auger of 10 HP write the total value of 15 HP) | | |
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| 42. What is the auger's daily average time of operation (hours)? | | |
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43. Do you use a truck or tractor to haul the tanker? |
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| 44. What is the horsepower of the truck or tractor used to haul the tanker? | | |
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| 45. What is the capacity of the tanker used to transport manure (gallons)? | | |
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| 46. How many trips (from barn to processing site) per day do you make with the tanker? | | |
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| 47. What is the average distance per trip (feet)? | | |
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| 48. What is the average time per trip? (minutes) | | |
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| 49. What is the horse power of the tractor/skid steer you use to transport the manure? | | |
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| 50. How many trips (from barn to processing site) per day do you make with the tractor/skid steer? | | |
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| 51. What is the average distance per trip (feet)? | | |
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| 52. What is the average time per trip (minutes)? | | |
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b) Transportation to storage: |
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Complete only the questions that apply to you |
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| 53. How frequently do you transport the manure to the long-term storage? (example: 1 time per week; 2 times per month) | | |
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54. How do you transport the manure to the long-term storage? |
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| 55. What is the total horsepower required to transport manure to storage? (example: if you have 1 pump of 5 HP and 1 pump of 10 HP write the total value of 15 HP) | | |
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| 56. What is the pump’s daily average time of operation (hours)? | | |
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| 57. What is the horsepower of the truck or tractor used to haul the tanker? | | |
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| 58. What is the capacity of the tanker used to transport manure (gallons)? | | |
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| 59. How many trips (from barn to storage) per day do you make with the tanker? | | |
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| 60. What is the average distance per trip (feet)? | | |
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| 61. What is the average time per trip? (minutes) | | |
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| 62. What is the total horsepower required to transport manure to storage? (example: if you have 1 auger of 5 HP and 1 auger of 10 HP write the total value of 15 HP) | | |
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| 63. What is the augers daily average time of operation (hours)? | | |
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64. What kind of processing do you apply? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY) |
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Complete only those sections that apply to you |
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65. What kind of digester do you have on your farm? |
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| 66. What is the volume of your digester (cubic feet)? | | |
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| 67. Approximately how much biogas is produced per day (cubic feet)? | | |
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| 68. What is the methane content of your biogas (percentage)? | | |
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| 69. What percentage of the biogas goes back to heat the digester? | | |
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| 70. If you have a gas clean up system, please provide a brief description of it (type, power, etc.): | | |
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71. How do you use the biogas that is produced in your farm? (select all that apply)
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| 72. If you produce electricity, what is the total horse power of the turbine you use to generate electricity? (HP) | | |
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b) Solid-liquid separation: |
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73. What type of separator do you have in your farm? |
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| 74. How frequently do you separate the manure? (example: 3 hours per day) | | |
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| 75. Approximately how many solids do you produce daily? | | |
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| 76. What is the total horse power of your separation system? | | |
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77. What type of sand separation technology do you have? |
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| 78. What is the total horse power required to separate? | | |
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| 79. What is the daily average time of separation (hours)? | | |
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| 80. How frequently do you use sand separation? example: 5 days a week) | | |
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81. What type of long term storage do you have? |
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82. What are the dimensions of the long-term storage (feet)?
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83. What kind of cover do you have for this long term storage? |
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| 84. How frequently do you empty the long-term storage and when does this occur? (example: once in spring and once in fall) | | |
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| 85. How long do you agitate the manure when emptying storage? (example: for 15 minutes prior to filling tankers; if you do not agitate, answer “do not agitate”) | | |
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| 86. Please describe the agitation equipment and provide its total horse power (example: one 30 HP pump, 50 HP PTO, etc): | | |
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| 87. Please estimate the average distance traveled manure storage to the field entrance (miles). (example: 10 miles) | | |
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| 88. What is the furthest distance you transport manure from storage to the field entrance (miles)? (example: 15 miles) | | |
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| 89. What is the percent total solids of manure before application? | | |
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| 90. If you incorporate manure by tillage, within how many days do you incorporate it? (If you do not incorporate manure by tillage, enter a "0") | | |
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| 91. How long does it take to apply the manure each time it is done? (example: 80 hours in spring and 80 hours in fall) | | |
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92. What kind of manure application do you use at your farm? |
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Complete only those questions that apply to you |
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| 93. What is the total horse power of your application system? If you have multiple pumps please just provide the total (HP). | | |
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| 94. What is the total horse power of the pump you have in your application system? | | |
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| 95. What is the horse power of the truck/tractor you use to spread the manure? | | |
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For tanker/spreader systems: |
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96. What are the characteristics of your tanker/spreader
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| 97. What is the motor size of the pump/PTO you use to load the tanker/spreader (HP)? | | |
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| 98. How long does it take to load the tanker (minutes)? | | |
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| 99. Approximately how long does it take to broadcast each time it is done? (example: 60 hours in spring and 60 hours in fall; please include time of entire cycle: loading, hauling, applying, and returning to storage) | | |
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