Dairy Farm Business Management

Dairy Facilities/Environmental Management Engineering Publications

Bird Control

Wildlife Services New York Fact Sheet — Managing Starling Conflicts at Dairies in New York

Sand Bedding/Sand-Laden Dairy Manure

Benefits of Sand Extended to Tiestall Barns— Three Local Farms Made the Switch... and Overcame the Challenges(Publication Date 5/04; Revised 1/05) — By Frans Vokey, Dairy Educator, CCE - Lewis County
Economic Analysis of Mechanical Sand-Manure Separation of Flushed Sand-Laden Dairy Manure — By C. A. Gooch, P. E. Sr. Extension Associate, Dept. of Biological and Environmental Engineering, PRO-DAIRY Program, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; A. W. Wedel, P.E., Agricultural Engineer, McLanahan Corporation, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648; J. Karszes, Sr. Extension Associate, Dept. of Agricultural, Resource and Managerial Economics, PRO-DAIRY Program, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Sand for Bedding Dairy Cow Stalls — By Curt Gooch, P. E. and Scott Inglis (Publication Date 11/02)
Effective Means of Handling Sand-Laden Dairy Manure — By Curt Gooch, P. E. and Andrew Wedel, P. E. (Publication Date 10/02)
Economic Analysis for A Dairy Waste Treatment System that Employs Mechanical Separation of Bedding Sand from Scraped Sand-Laden Dairy Manure — By C.A. Gooch, P.E., A. W. Wedel, PE, J. Karszes (Publication Date 9/02)
Handling Sand-Laden Dairy Manure From Barn to Storage — By Curt A. Gooch and Andrew Wedel (Publication Date 07/00)
Do Compost Bedded Pack Facilities Make Economic Sense? — By: Wayne Schoper, University of Minnesota County Extension Technical Advisor — http://www.extension.umn.edu/dairy/dairystar/beddedpack.htm
Bugs, Bedding and the composting bedded-pack barn?By: Jeff Reneau, Dept. of Animal Science, University of Minnesota — http://www.extension.umn.edu/dairy/dairystar/10-23-04.pdf
Composted Bedded Pack Barn Solves Cow Comfort WoesBy: Wayne Schoper, University of Minnesota — http://www.extension.umn.edu/dairy/dairystar/10-9-04-schoper.pdf
Composting Bedded Pack Dairy Barns in Minnesota?By: Kevin A. Janni, Dept of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, University of Minnesota — http://www.extension.umn.edu/dairy/dairystar/9-25-04-janni.pdf
Composting Bedded Pack Barns for Dairy HousingSource: University of Minnesota — http://www.extension.umn.edu/dairy/Publications/compostbedded.htm

Calf and Heifer Facilities

Role of Facility Design and Ventilation on Calf Health — By Curt A. Gooch, P.E., Senior Extension Associate, Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering
Pre-Weaned Calves: Housing and Considerations — By Curt A. Gooch, P. E. Sr. Extension Associate, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, PRO-DAIRY Program, Cornell University (Publication Date 01/05)
Newborn Housing for Dairy Calves - 1st in a Series Your dairy’s future success begins with healthy calves Raised in the right environment — By Curt A. Gooch, PE (Publication Date 08/00)
Transition Housing for Heifers - 2nd in a Series House post-weaned calves properly to keep them Healthy and growing efficiently — By Curt A. Gooch, PE (Publication Date 08/00)
Adolescent Heifer Housing - 3rd in a Series Proper housing for the adolescent management group is crucial to rounding out your replacement facilities — By Curt A. Gooch, PE (Publication Date 01/01)
Existing Facilities for Replacement Housing - 4th in a Series Providing a conducive environment for housing heifers may be possible in older facilities — By Curt A. Gooch, PE (Publication Date 01/01)
Environmental Conditions in Plastic Film Covered Calf Facilities — By C. A. Gooch, P. E. and Scott F. Inglis (Publication Date 8/02)

Ventilation/Environmental Control

Dairy Freestall Barn Design — A Northeast Perspective — By Curt Gooch, P.E., Dairy Facilities and Waste Management Engineer, Biological and Environmental Engineer
Wide-Body Dairy Housing Barns — Curt A. Gooch, P.E., Dairy Housing and Waste Management Engineer PRO-DAIRY Program, Biological and Environmental Engineering Department, Cornell University, September 2006
Tunnel Ventilation for Tie Stall Dairy Barns — By John T. Tyson, Robert E. Graves, Dan McFarland, Thomas Wilson
In-Field Quantification of Fan Performance in Tunnel-Ventilated Freestall Barns — By Katherine Lankering, Research Associate, Curt Gooch, P.E., Senior Extension Associate, Scott Inglis, Research Associate
Effective Natural Ventilation for New Smaller Freestall Barns — By Curt A. Gooch, P.E., Senior Extension Associate, Biological and Environmental Engineering, PRO-DAIRY Program, Cornell University (Publication Date 1/04)
Effective Natural Ventilation Strategies — By Curt A. Gooch, P. E. Sr. Extension Associate, Dept. of Biological and Environmental Engineering, PRO-DAIRY Program, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. (Publication Date 9/03)
Fresh Air Improves Production - Manage Barn Curtain Walls During Fall and Winter Conditions. — By Curt Gooch.(Publication Date 12/1/98)
Natural or Tunnel Ventilation of Freestall Structures: What is Right for Your Dairy Facility? — By Curt A. Gooch, P.E (Publication Date 7/01)
Tunnel Ventilation for Freestall Barns — By Curt A. Gooch (Publication Date 03/00)
Economics of Tunnel Ventilation for Freestall Barns — By C. A. Gooch, M. B. Timmons, and J. Karszes (Publication Date 07/00)
Interactive Web Site for Designing Tunnel-Ventilated Dairy Barns — By Curt A. Gooch, P. E. (Publication Date 5/02, updated 8/04)
Environmental Control for Today’s Milking Center — By Curt A. Gooch, PE (Publication Date 2/01)
Ventilation Strategies for Environmental Control of Modern Milking Centers — By C. A. Gooch and G. Bickert.(Publication Date 7/99)
Supplemental Cooling to Provide Heat Stress Relief For Northeast Dairy Cows — You Can’t Afford Not To Do It! — By Curt Gooch (Publications Date 07/00)
Fan Cooling Dairy Cows — By Curt A. Gooch (Publication Date 06/00)
Time Integrated Value Environmental Control Technology: Step Up to the Times This modern ventilation and cow-cooling system controller helps improve cow environment — By Curt A. Gooch and Michael B. Timmons (Publication Date 6/01)
Application of Time Integrated Value (TIV) Environmental Control Technology to Dairy Barns — By Curt A. Gooch, P. E. (Publication Date 5/02)
Airout Your Milking Facility A Well-ventilated Facility Contributes to Milk Quality — By Curt Gooch (Publication Date 07/00)

Photoperiod/Lighting

Net Present Value Economic Analysis Model for Adoption of Photoperiod Manipulation in Lactating Cow Barns — By Roberta L. Crill, John J. Hanchar, Curt A. Gooch, Steven T. Richards (Publication Date 8/02)
Lighting System Considerations and Design Options for Application of Photoperiod Management for Freestall and Tie Stall Barns — By C. A. Gooch, D. C. Ludington (Publication Date 8/02)

Flooring

Considerations in Flooring — By Curt A. Gooch, P. E. (Publication Date 2/2003)

Expansion/Structural Design/Contracting Issues

Selecting A Post-Frame Building Contractor — By Susan Wood Gay and Frank Woeste, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Site Planning thoughts for Incremental Expansion — By Curt A. Gooch (Publication Date 7/01)
Constructing Dairy Facilities Tips for producers as they look for and work with a contractor — By Curt A. Gooch, PE (Publication Date 08/00)
Assessment of Failures of Post-Frame Buildings in New York State Due to Snow Load — By C. A. Gooch and K. G. Gebremedhin.(Publication Date 7/99)
Heavy Snow Loads. — By Curt A. Gooch.(Publication Date 2/10/99)

Other

This Old Silo: When Concrete Tower Silos Fail — By Brian Aldrich, CCE Cayuga County (August 2008)
Use of Post-Digested Separated Manure Solids as Freestall Bedding: A Case Study — Curt A. Gooch, Joseph S. Hogan, Nancy Glazier and Robert Noble
Generators — By T. P. Tylutki (Publication Date 5/7/98)