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Discover ACES profiles the variety of activities, people and work happening in ACES today. Visit often to meet ACES faculty, researchers and students and discover how ACES impacts our lives.
Meet the Typical ACES Freshman
(Aug. 20, 2004)
How Many Steps to Walk Off a Funnel Cake?
(Aug. 9, 2004)
State-Wide Directory of Local Farmers on the Web
(July 23, 2004)
Immigrants Find Parenting in the U.S. Challenging, Confusing
(July 12, 2004)
Discover the Anti-Cancer Power
of Broccoli
(June 21, 2004)
Discover Exceptional Work . . . Exceptional People
(June 10, 2004)
Understanding Nutrition Labels Can Lead to Healthier Eating
(May 17, 2004)
Mixed News on Farm Safety Net
(May 3, 2004)
Obese Owners Can Mean Obese Pets
(Apr. 16, 2004)
Discover Gardens of the Stars at the Moms' Day Flower Show, April 17–18
(Apr. 6, 2004)
Fly the Healthy Skies: U of I Tracks Air Movement in Airplane Cabins
(Mar. 17, 2004)
Research Apprentice Program Alumni thrive in College of ACES
(Feb. 27, 2004)
U of I Researchers Develop a Better-tasting Emergency Food Bar
(Feb. 19, 2004)
Chicago Stores Find Security in Locally Produced Beef
(Jan. 29, 2004)
LEGO-Maniacs Invade the Classroom
(Jan. 20, 2004)
Cost: $10 million.
Facilities: Eight new beef cattle facilities and a sheep barn spread over 20-acre site.
Waste-Handling: An innovative $2 million waste handling system including six tanks in the beef unit that can haldle up to 3.6 milliion gallons of treated material. Each animal stall equipped with slotted floors, allowing waste to drop into water-filled pits. The pits reduce odor and allow collection of solids in bottom. Solids are mixed with organic matter for composting. After several repetitions of process, the resulting liquid is injected directly into farm fields as a nitrogen source. All waste tanks covered to reduce odor.
Animal Comfort: Each stall has more space than in old barns and pens have rubber mat flooring.
Traceability: Animals will be individually identified through the use of electronic tags that will allow monitoring of individuals in a group and create opportunities to make measurement of feed intakes and other performance characteristics of each individual.
History: New South Farms Beef/Sheep Unit replaces facilities constructed in 1920s that are outdated in terms of waste handling, animal comfort and research.
To learn more about the new Beef and Sheep facilities, see these press releases in the College of ACES news archive (originally released in August of 2003):