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Compost quality as Compost quality as measured by:measured by:

Nutrient Content– Soil analysis– Compost analysis

For material to be used as a growth medium

For material to be used as a nutrient source or soil amendment

– Fertilizer analysis

Compost Quality

Nutrient Content Analysis Soil Compost material

Growth mediumNutrient source or soil amendment

Fertilizer

, 03/14/97

COMPOST GROWTH MEDIA QUALITY TEST1

COMPOST 1 COMPOST 2

LOW OPTIMUM HIGH LOW OPTIMUM HIGH

pH 8.0 7.6

SOLUBLE SALTS (mmhos) 1.28 xxxxx 16.55 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxNITRATE -N (PPM) 33 xx 957 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

AMMONIUM-N (PPM) * *

PHOSPHORUS (PPM) 6.2 xxxxxxxxxxxx 7.2 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxPOTASSIUM (PPM) 274 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 4158 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

CALCIUM (PPM) 171 xxxxxxx 2800 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxMAGNESIUM 54 xxxxxx 233 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

SODIUM (PPM) 12 xxxxxx 495 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxCHLORIDE (PPM) 22 xxxxxx 2404 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

PERCENT OF TOTAL SALTS

NITRATE 3.7 xx 8.3 xxxxxxxxxxxxPOTASSIUM 30.4 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

xxxx

36.0 xxxxxxxxxxxCALCIUM 19.1 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 24.2 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

MAGNESIUM 6.0 xxxxxxxxxxxx 2 xxxxACCEPTABLEEXCESSIVE

ACCEPTABLE EXCESSIVE

AMMONIUM 0 0

SODIUM 1.3 xxxxxx 4.3 xxxxxxxxCHLORIDE 2.4 xxxxxxx 20.7 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

1 MSU Soil and Plant Nutrient laboratory 1994

Growth Media Quality Test

Table 1 (handout) Compost 1 Compost 2

Limousin Breeder DirectionsLimousin Breeder Directions

Produce and market females who have the potential of reaching puberty at a year of age.

Expose heifers as yearlings and calve them for the first time as 2-year-olds.

Along with other selection criteria, cull females on the basis of pregnancy status following a fixed breeding season.

Conduct research concerning the relationships between scrotal circumference and other measures of fertility, calving ease, growth and composition traits within the breed.

Limousin Breeder Directions

Females that potentially reached puberty by 1-year-olds

Yearlings exposed and first calved as 2-year-olds

Females culled based on pregnancy status after a fixed breeding season plus other criteria

Research Relationships

Scrotal circumference and other fertility measures Calving ease Growth Breed composition traits

Parameter estimates Parameter estimates Mean year, age of dam & percent Mean year, age of dam & percent LimousinLimousin

Variable ParameterEstimate

StandardError

Chi-Square

Pr >Chi-Square

OddsRatio

Intercept -1.012 0.378 7.177 0.007 -------Weight deviation 0.004 0.002 3.348 0.067 1.004Age deviation 0.018 0.003 29.634 0.000 1.018Muscle Score (3) 0.640 0.262 5.947 0.015 1.896Muscle Score (2) 0.647 0.231 7.822 0.005 1.905Body Condition Score (8) 1.862 1.111 2.827 0.093 6.476Body Condition Score (7) 2.113 0.395 28.549 0.000 8.272Body Condition Score (6) 1.204 0.355 12.912 0.000 3.333Age of Dam (4) 0.176 0.100 3.087 0.079 1.193Age of Dam (3) 0.408 0.146 7.797 0.005 1.504Age of Dam (2) -0.085 0.135 0.391 0.532 0.919

Table 1: Parameter Mean year Age of dam Percent Limousin

Statistical significance

Estimates

HCMA / MSUE COLLABORATION

AGRICULTURE and AGRICULTURE and HORTICULTUREHORTICULTURE

WOLCOTT OBJECTIVE: WOLCOTT OBJECTIVE: Research, demonstration and teaching of Research, demonstration and teaching of

innovative cultural practices to farm innovative cultural practices to farm and non-farm public, agencies and and non-farm public, agencies and

organizationsorganizations– Improved or new varieties or species of field Improved or new varieties or species of field

and horticultural cropsand horticultural crops– Sustainable production practicesSustainable production practices– Integrated Pest Management ToolsIntegrated Pest Management Tools

Agriculture and Horticulture Agriculture and Horticulture Wolcott Objective:Wolcott Objective:

New or improved field and horticultural New or improved field and horticultural crop varietiescrop varieties

Sustainable production practicesSustainable production practices Integrated pest management toolsIntegrated pest management tools

Research, demonstrate and teach innovative cultural practices to farm and non-farm public, agencies and organizations including:

HCMA / MSUE

HCMA / MSUE COLLABORATION

Position ResponsibilitiesPosition Responsibilities Help to facilitate research and Help to facilitate research and

demonstration projects demonstration projects Help to plan, implement and promote school Help to plan, implement and promote school

farm and garden programsfarm and garden programs Facilitate 4H activitiesFacilitate 4H activities

overall...overall...– Assist in development of educational materialsAssist in development of educational materials– Coordinate and train Extension volunteersCoordinate and train Extension volunteers– Promote farm to school and other youth groupsPromote farm to school and other youth groups

ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities Facilitate research and demonstration projects Facilitate research and demonstration projects Plan, implement and promote school farm and garden programsPlan, implement and promote school farm and garden programs Facilitate 4-H activitiesFacilitate 4-H activities Assist in educational material developmentAssist in educational material development Coordinate and train Extension volunteersCoordinate and train Extension volunteers Promote farm to school and other youth groupsPromote farm to school and other youth groups

HCMA / MSUE

ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities Projects - research and demonstrationProjects - research and demonstration Programs - school farm and garden Programs - school farm and garden Activities - 4-H Activities - 4-H Materials - educational developmentMaterials - educational development Trainings - Extension volunteersTrainings - Extension volunteers Promotions - Farm to school & other youth groupsPromotions - Farm to school & other youth groups

HCMA / MSUE

Major FindingsMajor Findings

After about one year of the ABSP funding, After about one year of the ABSP funding, DNAP consolidated its operations, the New DNAP consolidated its operations, the New Jersey facility was closed and the company Jersey facility was closed and the company was moved to Oakland, Californiawas moved to Oakland, California

Organizational and personnel changes Organizational and personnel changes within DNAPwithin DNAP

Budget cuts in March 1994 caused a cut in Budget cuts in March 1994 caused a cut in programsprograms

DNAP Major FindingsDNAP Major Findings

Consolidation occurred after one year of Consolidation occurred after one year of ABSP fundingABSP fundingClosed - New Jersey Closed - New Jersey Moved headquarters - Oakland, California Moved headquarters - Oakland, California

Organization and personnel changedOrganization and personnel changed Budget cuts caused programs cut March Budget cuts caused programs cut March

19941994

ACR/DNAP CollaborationACR/DNAP Collaboration

Reliable embryogenesis-based regeneration Reliable embryogenesis-based regeneration method for banana is not yet achieved.method for banana is not yet achieved.

The coffee work was dropped after The coffee work was dropped after organizational changes in DNAP.organizational changes in DNAP.

Zygotic embryo propagation method was Zygotic embryo propagation method was perceived not feasible because of cross-perceived not feasible because of cross-pollination in peach palm.pollination in peach palm.

ACR/DNAP CollaborationACR/DNAP Collaboration

Banana embryogenesis-based regeneration Banana embryogenesis-based regeneration method unachievedmethod unachieved

Coffee work droppedCoffee work dropped Peach palm zygotic embryo propagation Peach palm zygotic embryo propagation

method not feasible as perceivedmethod not feasible as perceived