Waste Management Publications
Factsheets and Articles
OSU Extension researchers have produced factsheets, scientific journals, newsletters, magazines and other types of publications to assist producers in using proper waste management practices.
Articles
Find scientific journals, newsletters and magazines, and other publications created by OSU Extension researchers and partners.
Newsletter & Magazines
OK Pork Pages OK Pork Partner (Oklahoma Pork Councin Magazines)
- Vol12(5)5 - The Potential Energy of Oklahoma Hogs
- Vol13(4):4 - Digester at OSU is Up and Running after a Successful "Cold Start"
- Vol13(5):4 - On-Farm Energy Production Unlikely to Reduce Manure Ferilizer Value
- Vol14(1):4 - Preparing for Lagoon Turnover
- Vol14(2):4 - Oklahoma Lahoon Sludge Study Released
- Vol14(3):4 - Lagoon Management through the Water Year
- Vol14(4):8 - Two Essentials to Control Odors in Buildings: Pull Pits and Keep Hogs Clean
- Vol15(1):9 - Why Do We Add Water to Flush Hog Buildings
- Vol15(2):14 - Revised Lagoon Standard Decreases Sludge Storage Requirement
- Vol15(3):14 - Maintaining Biofilters during Drought
- Vol12(4):4 - Stuvite-It's a Blessing, and a Curse
- Vol13(1) - Greener Finishing Barns Cound Reduce Emissions and Add to the Bottom Line
- Vol13(2) - Pollution Prevention Begins on the Farm
- Vol13(3) - Energy Flows and Materials Circulate
- Vol13(4) - Yes You Can Produce Biogas from Swine Manure!
- Vol14(1):5 - EPA is Requesting Comments from Farmers on CAFO Regulations
- Vol14(2):5 - Red, Green, or Black: What Color is Your Lagoon!
- Vol14(4):5 How Can a Liquid be a Solid? Don't Keep Me in Suspense
- Vol15(1):5 - Particle Size Distribution - Not All that Hits the Fan Sticks to the Screen
- Vol15(3): 5 - Keep Manure out of the Creek and Thousands of Fish Will Call Your Friend
Miscellaneous
Scientific Journals
- Animal Agriculture and the Environment, pp 547-574.Treatment Lagoons for Animal Agriculture
- Trans ASAE 45(4) 973-981. Liquid Balance Model for Swine Waste Management Systems using Single-Stage Anaerobic Lagoons
- Trans ASAE 48(4): 1575-1583. Optimization of Anaerobic Sequencing Batch Reactors Treating Dilute Swine Slurries.
- Bioresource Tech 99:1972-1980. Effects of Cycle Frequency and Temperature on the Performance of Anaerobic Sequencing Batch Reactors (ASBRs) Treating Swine Waste.
- Trans ASABE 53(2): 529-536. Sludge Accumulatiom in Two Facultative/Anaerobic Lagoons Treating Swine Manure from Breeding Farms in Oklahoma.
- Trans ASABE 57(5): 1473-1472. Operation and Performance of a Farm-Scale Anaerobic Sequencing Batch Reactor Treating Dilute Swine Manure.
Factsheets
Research results from OSU Extension researchers and partners.
Anaerobic Digestion
- Biogas Utilization and Clean-Up - BAE-1752
- Methane Production Potentail of Manure and Organic Byproducts - BAE-1762
- Solid State Anaerobic Digestion - BAE-1764
- Types of Digesters - BAE-1750
- Understanding Basic Anaerobic Processes - BAE-1747
- What Every Pork Producer Should Know About Anaerobic Digestion - Pork Information Gateway
Composting & Vermicomposting
- Backyard Composting - HLA-6448
- Composting System for Small Horse Farm - BAE-1729
- On-Farm Mortality Composting of Livestock Carcasses - AFS-8220
- The Icebox Test: A Simple Method to Determine Compost Stability - BAE-1761
- The Basics of Vermicomposting - BAE-1528
- Vermicomposting - Composting with Worms - BAE-1742
Controlling Farmstead Odors
- Basic Odor Control Strategies - BAE-2905
- Movement of Odors Across the Landscape - BAE-1739
Lagoon Treatment
- Lagoons for Livestock Waste Treatment - BAE-1736
Manure Nutrient Use as Fertilizer
- Building Soil Organic Matter for a Sustainable Organic Crop Production - PSS-2257
- Fertilizer Nutrients in Animal Manure- PSS-2228
- How to Get a Good Soil Sample - PSS-2207
- Managing Phosphorus from Animal Manure - PSS-2249
- Oklahoma Soil Test Interpretations - PSS-2225
- Organic Matter in No-Till - PSS-2267
- Sampling Animal Manure - PSS-2248
- Selecting Forages for Nutrient Removal from Animal Manure - PSS-2251
- Using Lagoon Effluent as Ferilizer - PSS-2245
- Using Poultry Litter as Fertilizer - PSS-2246
- Using Stockpiled Feedlot Manure as Fertilizer - PSS-2250
- Value of Animal Waste Calculator - AGEC-256
Materials Handling