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Wetland Restoration: In September of 2008, a wetland was installed here on the UD Farm, in what was once a pasture for dairy cows. While the primary goal of this project is to improve water quality and enhance habitat, the site will also be used for research and teaching related to water quality, soils, ecology, and horticulture. The general design includes two bays, a path through the wetland, and a low berm around the western perimeter to capture water. There is a smaller, shallow bay to the north that spills as sheet flow into a larger, slightly deeper bay that, in turn, discharges into the storm drain during overflow conditions. Within the bays are small islands and ponded areas varying in depth. A few stumps and aged logs are scattered for structure and habitat. A narrow grassed path will meander through the bays, designed to allow access as unobtrusively as possible. A low berm undulates along the west, with small openings in the berm to allow flow of stormwater from the road into the wetland. Native wetland trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants were planted in the wetland during the fall of 2008 and spring of 2009.

Equine Teaching Barn
Equine teaching barn: With the help of a $400,000 Unidel grant, the CANR completed the new equine teaching barn for the fall semester of 2007. The new facility is used for equine science courses, to provide continuing education opportunities for local and regional equine veterinarians, and to support Extension outreach efforts for Delaware's growing equine industry.

Dairy manure management
Dairy manure management: To meet the need for improved manure storage and handling, a system funded by the CANR, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and the New Castle County Conservation District was completed in the fall of 2007 to separate dairy manure into (i) sand for reuse as bedding for dairy cows; (ii) liquid effluent that is land applied to cropland; and (iii) organic solids that can be composted with municipal yard waste - producing a value-added compost that allows us to export surplus manure nutrients off the CANR Newark farm for use by Delaware's "Green Industry". A large storage tank on site allows liquid effluent to be stored until it can be applied to cropland at the time that maximizes crop nutrient use.

Inside Ud Milking Parlor
Milking Parlor: The new milking parlor, with its state-of-the-art milking equipment, significantly enhances CANR dairy science research, teaching, and extension programs. The new parlor, completed in December 2007, is located to the west of the current dairy complex. Water collected after washing down the equipment and floors after milking is used as part of the manure separation process noted above in the "Dairy Waste Management" project.

CANR Communications Program

The CANR Communications Office provides the following services for faculty, professionals, staff, and students.

AT LEAST 2 WEEKS NOTICE IS NEEDED FOR ALL SERVICES; MORE NOTICE MAY BE REQUIRED FOR COMPLEX PROJECTS.

To request assistance in one or more of these areas, please complete the Communications Work Request form above.

  1. Writing: Write or provide support for preparation of news releases, publication relations information, brochures, technical publications, fact sheets, websites, and related materials.
  1. Media Relations: Provides support for interactions with local, regional, and national media representatives (print, radio, TV, website). Primary CANR contact for responses to requests for information from external media.
  1. Graphic design: Creative design services for print and web-based materials used in research, teaching, and extension programs.
  1. Website design: Design and technical support for the development of all CANR websites and for other creative uses of the internet for research, teaching, and extension programs.
  1. Photography: Photographic services for faculty, staff, students, departments, and for events and special programs.

AT LEAST 2 WEEKS NOTICE IS NEEDED FOR ALL SERVICES; MORE NOTICE MAY BE REQUIRED FOR COMPLEX PROJECTS.

If you have questions or would like to discuss a project prior to submitting a work request form, please contact the appropriate Communications group staff member. For general questions, contact Dr. Tom Sims, CANR Associate Dean (jtsims@udel.edu; 831-2698)