Progress 10/01/13 to 09/30/18
Outputs
Target Audience:Our target audience included other scientists who could contribute knowledge in specific areas to improve our understanding of animal protein production as well as stakeholder groups Some individuals within the group also targeted owners of animal protein production facilities or companies associated with the supply chain. During the project period we held webinars to engage members in advanced training and development of new methods to analyze complex problems. As a group we submitted grants to USDA and NSF being successful with an NSF grant to support virtual resource center development for multi and trans-disciplinary training of graduates students in the area of food, energy and water. Annual meetings were used to enhance learning experiences. Meetings were held at locations with local expertise the groups was interested in having exposure to. We also sponsored a session at a modeling workshop to engage potential new members and improve our shannon diversity index. Information obtained in projects was shared with California stakeholders interested in dairy environmental stewardship. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Webinars and annual meetings during this project were strategically targeted to provide training and professional development to members. Our participation in the modeling conference held at Michigan State provided excellent exposure to members to enhance their thought processes. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Results of new findings have been disseminated to members at annual meetings and to additional scientists at INFEWs-er symposia. Furthermore, many of the members take the information gained in the annual meeting back to stakeholders within there states and disseminate the information further. Seeking the path for sustainable animal protein production is just that--a path. It is not a destination. Acquiring new information and rethinking our systems is critical for advances to occur. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Key goals accomplished during this project was greater engagement of group members. More frequent meetings during the year with successful collaborative funding has achieved greater interaction among members and the ability to include additional members in the activities of S-1032. The successful Food, Energy, Water grant from NSF to develop graduate education curriculum in a virtual center has increased membership participation to deliver tangible products while enhancing our knowledge of animal protein production. Our 2018 meeting was held in Washington D.C. and inclusion of impact statement writing as part of our program was identified as very helpful by all members.
Publications
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Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Miller, C.M.F., J.G. Fadel, J.M. Heguy, B.M. Karle, P.L. Price. D.Meyer. Optimizing accuracy of protocols for measuring dry matter and nutrient yield of forage crops. Science of the Total Environment 624 (2018) 180-188 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.11.203
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Progress 10/01/16 to 09/30/17
Outputs
Target Audience:Work continued with S-1032 Regional Research Group in webinars, grantsmanship, and annual meeting. Additionally, research findings were published for use by other scientists. Information obtained in projects was shared with California stakeholders. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?The format of the annual meeting was modified to allow for more intensive training and interactions of individuals. I took the opportunity to attend the NSF FEW PI meeting Washington (March, 2017) and to broaden understanding of other approaches to food systems. My involvement in the project encouraged me to participate in training in Effective Facilitation held by UC ANR. The information gained in this training will be useful in project communications and during our annual meeting during content deliberations. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The project continues to engage those not directly affiliated with our work. I work with dairy industry representatives as well as representatives from state agencies (Regional Water Quality Control Boards, California Air Resources Board, San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District, California Department of Food and Agriculture) to provide data and information as they venture to evaluate projects and disseminate millions of dollars of cap and trade funds to on the ground practices with the intent of reducing emissions of short lived climate pollutants (methane). What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?As a member of the Regional Research group data analyses will continue to determine appropriate sampling protocols for plant tissue analyses as well as solid manure analyses. This focuses on the node of manure application to crop land and the harvested crop being returned to the facility as feed. This is a continuation of the work on nutrient flows on commercial dairies. I will also work with colleagues to develop a new project for submission for USDA consideration as this project comes to a close in September, 2018.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Key goals accomplished during this reporting period were to engage group members more frequently during the year via webinars, and to apply for collaborative funding. Members were successful in obtaining a Food, Energy, Water grant from NSF to develop graduate education curriculum in a virtual center. As a PI of the NSF FEW grant I have devoted time our management team and our kickoff symposium to identify learning objectives and graduate student experiences. Contributions to the UC Nitrogen publication was important. Also, the journal article on data analyses of annual reports is very important from a policy evaluation perspective.
Publications
- Type:
Book Chapters
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2016
Citation:
Rosenstock, T.S. T.P. Tomich, H. Leverenz, D. Liptzin, D. Meyer, D. Munk, P.L. Phelan and J. Six. Chapter Three: Direct drivers of California's nitrogen cycle in The California Nitrogen Assessment. Challenges and Solutions for people, agriculture, and the environment. Eds. T.P. Tomich, S.B. Brodt, R.A. Dahlgren, K.M. Scow. University of California Press.
- Type:
Book Chapters
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2016
Citation:
Rosenstock, T.S., H. Leverenz, D. Meyer, Sonja Brodt, A. White and C. Zapata. Chapter 7: Responses: Technologies and practices. in The California Nitrogen Assessment. Challenges and Solutions for people, agriculture, and the environment. Eds. T.P. Tomich, S.B. Brodt, R.A. Dahlgren, K.M. Scow. University of California Press.
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2017
Citation:
Miller, C.M., P.L. Price and D. Meyer. Mass balance analyses of nutrients on California dairies to evaluate data quality for regulatory review. Science of the Total Environment 579: 37 -46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.10.092
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Progress 10/01/15 to 09/30/16
Outputs
Target Audience:Work continued with S-1032 Regional Research Group in webinars, grantsmanship, and annual meeting. Additionally, research findings were published for use by other scientists. Information obtained in projects was shared with California stakeholders. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?The format of the annual meeting was modified to allow for more intensive training and interactions of individuals. I took the opportunity to attend the Food, Energy, Water meeting in Washington (Jan, 2016) and to broaden understanding of other approaches to food systems. My involvement in the project encouraged me to participate in training in Crucial Conversations held by UC ANR. The information gained in this training will be useful in project communications. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The project continues to engage those not directly affiliated with our work. An outreach activity was conducted in California (Dec, 2015) to deliver decision support tool and provide training on its use. This project included a beta testing by professionals who work with dairy operators. The beta testing provided outreach and created an opportunity for professionals to provide additional input to tool development. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?I will continue to participate with webinars, both attending, and delivery, and will work to improve knowledge (individual research contributions to group efforts) of silage pile management and nutrient flows on commercial dairies. A project approved in 2015 has finally received funding. The results will directly be useful for S-1032 efforts. I am working to engage others from outside our project to better understand data harmonization so research results generated by one scientists are useful to others.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Key goals accomplished during this reporting period were to engage group members more frequently during the year via webinars, and to apply for collaborative funding. Members were successful in obtaining a Food, Energy, Water grant from NSF to develop graduate education curriculum in a virtual center.
Publications
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2016
Citation:
P.H. Robinson, N. Swanepoel, J.M. Heguy, T. Price and D.M. Meyer. 2016. `Shrink' losses in commercially sized corn silage piles: Quantifying total losses and where they occur. Science of the Total Environment 542: 530-539. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.10.090
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2016
Citation:
P.H. Robinson, N. Swanepoel, J.M. Heguy, T. Price and D.M. Meyer. 2016. Total `shrink' losses, and where they occur, in commercially sized silage piles constructed from immature and mature cereal crops. Science of the Total Environment 559: 45-52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.03.103 .
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2016
Citation:
Heguy, J. M., D. Meyer and N. Silva-del-R�o. 2016. A survey of silage management
practices on California dairies. J. Dairy Sci. 99:1649 -1654. http://dx.doi.org/10.3168/jds.2015-10058
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Progress 10/01/14 to 09/30/15
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience for this reporting period was other academics and potential funding agencies. Regular engagement with livestock producers and their trade organizations also occurred to continue opportunities for future activities. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?The collaborative activities identified in the accomplishments section all provided training and professional development. Our annual meetings are now designed to improve information sharing and broaden our professional understanding of key concepts and subjects. We have embraced in-service training in our annual meetings in lieu of repeating the presentations made at scientific meetings. Engaging in discussions of how to build models for our causal loop diagram have has been beneficial. The additional readings done to prepare for the annual meeting are outside my usual scientific literature and broaden my knowledge and communication bases. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The group continues to reach out to new potential collaborators. Through our participation in the modeling symposium and webinars we are broadening our exposure to other scientists and encouraging their participation in our project. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?I will continue to participate with webinars, both attending, and delivery, and will work to improve knowledge (individual research contributions to group efforts) of silage pile management and nutrient flows on commercial dairies.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Key goals accomplished during this reporting period were to engage group members more frequently during the year via webinars, work as a team to develop and present materials at the Collaborative Modeling symposium, and apply for funding. I participated in delivery of one webinar during the year, arrangements for the annual meeting, delivery of our presentation at the modeling symposium and submission of our CAP proposal. Our group activities and efforts were the most cohesive of the years I've been involved in this project.
Publications
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2015
Citation:
Meyer, D., P.H. Robinson, P.L. Price and J. Heguy. 2015. Determination of silage face surface area on commercial California dairy farms. Grass and Forage Science in press. doi: 10.1111/gfs.12160.
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2015
Citation:
Meyer, D., B. Auvermann, W. Powers, J. Classen. 2015. Applications of System-Dynamics Modeling to Sustainable Animal-Protein Production. Presented at Innovations in Collaborative Modeling, E. Lansing, MI June 3-4, 2015. http://modeling.outreach.msu.edu/program/2015-program/session-7 .
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Progress 10/01/13 to 09/30/14
Outputs
Target Audience: S-1032 members were the primary target audience for this year's efforts. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? Webinars are used to provide professional development along with annual meeting participation at University of Arkansas. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Initially, the work for/of the group is to provide greater information to group members and administrators in NIFA. I What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Summarization of existing data/experiences will be analyzed and provided to group members during the March webinar to identify how individuals may be able to insert their results or use collectively to evaluate effectiveness of thinking process identified in the Causal Loop Diagram.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Refinement of the causal loop diagram was done during this reporting period. Also a sound introduction to the National Ag Library was accomplished in its pursuit of data collection and storage for greater access. The group is dedicated to creating greater opportunities for collaboration with existing data. Individual research focus for the project period was analysis of disappearance of dry matter from dacron bags in anaerobic systems (open to the atmosphere and closed to the atmosphere) of liquid dairy manure on a commercial operation. Results from that work will be useful in working analysis of the causal loop diagram developed.
Publications
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