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Researcher's Profile

Last Name

 Holmes 

First Name

 Brian 

Middle Initial

 J 

Areas of Research Expertise
* Invovled in a variety of research about livestock including raising, housing, food storage, and waste removal. 
* Forage Storage
* Livestock Housing
* Farmstead Planning
* Farmstead Environmental Protection

Web site

 University Web Page of Brian Holmes 

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

  

Current/Active Funding
  • USDA Small Buisness Innovation Research (SBIR) program

Issued Patent(s)
 

USPTO Published Applications

Recent Publication(s)
  • "Factors affecting bunker silo densities"
Muck, R.E. and B.J. Holmes.  2000. Applied Agriculture in Engineering 16(6):613-619. Density in bunker silos on commercial farms is highly variable.  High densities in silos reduce the amount of oxygen available reducing plant and microbial respiration and spoilage as well as increasing the silos capacity.  This paper details the factors which determine the silos densities.  The factors are tractor weight, packing time per ton as fed, how thinly the load is spread, and dry matter content.
 
  • "Precision land application of animal manure slurry"
England, T., B.J. Holmes, R.T. Schuler, R. Silha and R.J. Straub.  2002.  ASAE Paper No. 02-1012, American Society of Agricultural Engineers, St. Joseph, MI. Regulations by the EPA make it necessary for farmers to know that amount of nutrients being supplied to their crops through manure application.  Present technology for manure distribution has limited capabilities to control nutrient application.  The goal of this project was to evaluate the feasibility of developing a feedback  control system, which would incorporate a gravimetric discharge rate signal and provide an adjustable discharge rate during application.
 
 

Recent Artistic Works
 

Collaboration
  • USDA Dairy Forage Research Center

Research Tools
 

Research Facilities
 

E-mail Address

 bjholmes@facstaff.wisc.edu 

Phone Number

 608) 262-0096 

Current University

 UW - Madison 

Department

 Biological Systems Engineering 

Title

 Professor 

Other Appointments
 

Address Line 1

 232B Agricultural Engineering Building 

Address Line 2

 460 Henry Mall 

City

 Madison 

State

 WI 

Zip Code

 53706 

Bachelor's Degree
BS, University of Maine, Agricultural Engineering, 1971

Master's Degree
MS, Cornell University, Agricultural Engineering, 1973

PhD
PhD, Virginia Tech, Environmental Science and Engineering, 1979

Other Degrees
 

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