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Greenhouse Renovation
Greenhouse renovation: In 2005, the College's original greenhouse and headhouse, constructed in 1954 in conjunction with Agricultural Hall (now known as Townsend Hall), was in need of extensive repair. With the help of a $300,000 Unidel grant, the facility has been completely renovated. The greenhouse renovation included removing lead paint and asbestos, replacing all glass panes with acrylic panels, placing new grow-lites in every room, and installing a new cooling and heating system with a state of the art automated climate control system. Many of the rooms were furnished with new benches as well. Within the headhouse, graduate student office space and a bathroom were created, a heating and air conditioning system was installed, and the mechanical and electrical systems in the basement were replaced. Landscaping of the exterior is now underway using a design created by CANR undergraduate David Horsey and PLSC landscape design faculty Jules Bruck and Chad Nelson. Students and volunteers from the UD Botanic Gardens will assist in the installation of the new design.

Landscape design studio
Landscape design studio: Extensive remodeling of the Plant and Soil Sciences landscape design studio (Room 103 Worrilow Hall) was completed in January of 2007. The studio is part of new PLSC initiative to build a nationally recognized landscape design program. The remodeling was led by new PLSC landscape design faculty Jules Bruck and Chad Nelson. The new studio combines traditional design workspaces, student meeting and study areas, and modern computer workstations that allow students to use the latest landscape design software programs. A UD teaching grant obtained by Dr. Bruck will provide a new large scale scanner-plotter that allows design printouts and archiving of student work.

Equine Teaching Barn
Equine teaching barn: With the help of a $400,000 Unidel grant, the CANR has finalized designs and broken ground for construction of a new equine teaching barn. The new facility will be 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. The building will be completed and in use for equine teaching programs by the fall semester of 2007.

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 is now being constructed to separate dairy manure into (i) sand for reuse as bedding for dairy cows; (ii) liquid effluent that will be land applied to cropland; and (iii) organic solids that will 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 will allow liquid effluent to be stored until it can be applied to cropland at the time that maximizes crop nutrient use. This project will be completed by September of 2007.

Landfill Reclamation
Landfill Reclamation: From 1968 to 1972, 10-acres of the CANR Newark Farm were utilized as a municipal landfill by the City of Newark. The landfill was closed in 1972 and was covered with an impermeable asphalt barrier, overlain with topsoil. Over the years, settling occurred resulting in depressions over the landfill surface that required filling and re-grading. In cooperation with the City of Newark, this work was completed in 2006. After filling and adding topsoil (obtained from the renovation of the UD football stadium) the site was planted in warm season grasses, using cost share funds from the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Envi?onmental Control, Division of Fish and Wildlife. As part of this project, faculty and students in the department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology are evaluating how seeding rates and different plant species are affecting the evolution of a new "warm season grassland" ecosystem on the site of the old landfill. Two other sites on the Newark farm were planted as native wildflower meadows as part of this DNREC-supported study.

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Milking Parlor: Construction has begun on a new dairy milking parlor which will contain state-of-the-art milking equipment. The new milking parlor will significantly enhance CANR dairy science research, teaching, and extension programs and should be completed by November 1, 2007. The new parlor is located to the west of the current dairy complex. Water collected after washing down the equipment and floors after milking will be 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)

CANR Spotlight: ANFS Named DOHS Department of the Month for August08/25/08

The Department of Animal and Food Sciences has been named the Department of the Month by UD’s Department of Occupational Health and Safety. Each month, DOHS recognizes a department for “special activities they have completed that make a positive impact on the campus safety, health and environmental programs.” Robin L. Elliot, DHOS Director, said, “Animal and Food Sciences has set a good example for research safety in keeping with our monthly safety theme of immunization awareness. Dr. Kali Kniel arranged for her research staff to obtain Hepatitis A vaccinations due to the risk of exposure posed by the work they perform in their laboratory. In addition, faculty, students, and staff working with the State of Delaware on avian influenza outbreaks have participated in a program to provide the flu vaccine as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. These proactive steps to help avoid illness are commendable and are worthy of recognition.”

The feature is posted on the DOHS website >>

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