Dairy Design and Research Projects

Dr. Bottcher with SWET has been actively involved in Dairy waste management design and research for over twenty years.  Recent projects include:

1.  Design of two new rotationally grazed dairies in northern Florida.

2.  Waste water lagoon and spray field design for a several dairies.

3.  Research project for determining manure deposition distribution throughout a dairy.

4.  Determination of nitrate leaching potential from under dairy spray fields for various management and cropping treatments.  Project uses underground solution-cup lysimeters to capture leaching water.

5.  Designed a irrigation scheduler program for a multiple pivot spray field.

6.  Redesigned several existing dairy HIA and waste management systems to meet current regulations.

7.  Provided expert testimony for dairy rulemaking and for several administrative hearings for dairy permits