UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) —An agricultural waste
stacking and handling pad is a low
cosi storage or composting
facility.
This low-cost stabilized surface
is used for temporary storage and
handling of solid and semi-solid
animal manures or other organic
wastes.
An agricultural waste stacking
and handling pad provides a solid
all-weather working surface for
storage and/or composting of man
ure, equipment operation, and a
method for controlling surface
water flow onto and off the
storage.
The type of base used for the
surface will depend on usage and
site conditions.*
While this system is lower cost,
it requires higher rtkanagemenL
There is a direct trade-off between
the dollars saved and the higher
management requirement.
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Construction, maintenance, and
management of the pad must
include:
1. establishment and mainte
nance of a permanent working sur
face where the product will be
stored or handled and equipment
operated,
2. diversion of clean surface
water away from the pad.
3. control and/or collection of
the runoff from the pad, and
4. utilization or disposal of pad
runoff in an environmentally
sound manner.
This report provides a brief
overview and does not contain all
design, construction, manage
ment, and maintenance informa
tion. For complete information on
design and construction of an agri
cultural waste slacking and hand
ling pad, seek assistance from the
USDA Soil Conservation Service
or a qualified design engineer.
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Location
Identification of a suitable loca
tion for a pad is an important early
step in the process.
The location should provide
protection of air and water resour
ces, be accessible under all but
extreme weather, and minimize
the distance from the storage tolhe
spreading destination. There needs
to be an area below or within con
veyance that is suitable to receive
or collect the runoff.
The pad needs to be out of any
flood plain or watercourse, and
off-site surface water must be
diverted away from the pad if more
than SO feet below the top of slope.
Site selection should also con
sider visibility by others. If there is
a concern, locate the pad out of
view or screen with shrubs or trees.
Layout
There are three things to consid
er in the layout of the pad: site
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grade, cut area, and orientation.
The site grade should be from 2-
to 4-percent for positive drainage,
while the cross slope should be no
more than 1 percent to minimize
the chance of water running off the
end of the pad.
Any cut or fill slopes should not
exceed 3:1, to allow for mowing.
The orientation of the pad
depends on its purpose, and should
minimize the number of cuts and
fills. If (he pad is to be for compost
ing, the orientation generally is
longer up and down the slope to
allow the windrows to run parallel
to the slope to prevent ponding of
water behind the windrows.
The orientation of a stacking
pad is not as important To minim
ize ponding, load the pad from the
upper side to the lower.
There are two general require
ments for the sizing of a pad.
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Delaware Honors
Achievements
NEWARK, Del. On May 6, the Univer
sity or Delaware held its annual Honors Day
program to acknowledge the achievements of
outstanding students. Many students from the
College of Agricultural Sciences were recog
nised.
The Delaware Collegiate Future Farmers
of America recognized those members of the
Chapter who earned a 3.0 index or better;
Kimberly A. Alexander, Kathryn D. Baxter,
Colleen P. Modesto, Kathryn J. Palmer, De
borah L. Short, Forrest L. Sprague. The out
standing Collegiate FFA Member Award
went to Kimberly A. Alexander, and a $2OO
Collegiate FFA Scholarship went to Stacey
L. Bonvctli.
Scott E. Wnghl was named the outstand
ing Animal Science Club senior member.
Catherine J. Calvelli and Anisa B. Haideri
were selected as outstanding Equestrian Club
members. Outstanding Food Science Club
members were Laura E. Towers and Eliza
beth Locke Slyer.
American Society of Animal Science
Scholarship awards went to the following
students: (seniors) Marcy D. Auletta, Marina
R. Haynes, Ryan D. Ranck, Tracy L. Soisson
and Phaedra 1. Tavlaridcs; (juniors) Kimber
ly A. Alexander, Beth H. Gutowski, Claudia
P.D. Ockerl, Christopher G. Randla and Rob
erta A. Smith.
Alpha Zeta, a national agricultural honor
fraternity, elected the following students
from the upper two-fifths of their respective
classes for demonstrated superior scholar
ship, leadership and service: Eric R. Ben
son, Stacey L. Bonvetti, Mary K. Dellostrit
to, Amy M. Denny, Lisa R. Emele, Gregory
M. Greene, Erin S. Cries, Scott E. Hevner,
Stuart W. Horlachcr, Heather Lombcrk, Ma
ne E. Meyer, Jennifer A. Midiri, Samantha
C. Murray, Linda V. Pill, Michael S. Price,
Christopher G. Randla, Robert R. Rice Jr.,
Isaac R. Rodriguez, Robert D. Rohrer, Nicole
S. Sklarz, Shannon I. Tilmon, Lori Z. Unruh,
Yancy S. Velasquez, Jean E. While and Beth
any K. Zeleski.
Mortar Board is a national honor society
for seniors from all colleges that recognize
outstanding scholarship and service. Grace E.
Edmonds was elected from this college.
Phi Kappa Phi, a national honor society
electing university students who demonstrate
scholarship, selected Sally L. Goodman,
Christopher G. Randla and Craigie E. Suc
cop.
The Agricultural College Council recog
nized the following students in the college
for demonstrating an outstanding amount of
dedication, interest, and enthusiasm; Braden
G. Cammauf, Catherine J. Cavelli, Wendy A.
Cutler, Lynn A. Doty, Anisa B. Haideri, Lin
da V. Pill, Daniel D. Severson, Deborah L.
Short, Scott R. Webb, Scott E. Wright and
Elaine E. Zeitler.
The Alpha Zeta Annual Freshman Award
is a certificate of merit awarded to freshman
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Size the pad based on the
amount of manure to be stored and
the amount of land available for
spreading. It must be large enough
to store the accumulation of man
ure as required by the Waste Man
agement Plan or Nutrient Manage
ment Plan, and not over the utiliza
tion capability of the area within
economic hauling distance.
For a composting pad. the num
ber of windrows, windrow width
and spacing, and any stockpiling
area also needs to be considered.
These values are dependent on the
equipment that will be used in the
composting.
Typical dimensions for win
drows turned with a loader are 6- to
12-feet high, 10- to 20-fect wide,
with 10- to 20-feet distance
between the windrows, depending
on the size and maneuverability of
the loader.
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