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Conduct
education with first year URI Animal and
Veterinary
Science
(AVS) students.
On
October 11 and 12, 2006, an outdoor site assessment of
URI Peckham Farm
was conducted with 50 URI
AVS students using the existing small acreage livestock fact
sheet and site assessment series.
In
2007, the exercise was expanded to include a 1 hour slideshow
conducted on September 19 and 20, followed by an outdoor
site assessment
of Peckham Farm conducted on September 26
and
27. 50 URI AVS students participated.
In
2008, a 2 hour slideshow followed by a tour of Peckham
Farm to identify planned and existing BMPs was conducted
for 50 URI AVS students on September 17 and 18. This slideshow
and tour was repeated for 50 additional URI AVS students
in November 2009.
This
student education has provided
Project staff with an opportunity to use the URI Peckham
Farm as
a demonstration site and teaching tool, determine the ease
of use and effectiveness of the existing fact sheet and
site assessment series, develop and refine educational
tools,
and incorporate land use, water quality and livestock Best
Management Practices
into
the
URI Animal
and Veterinary Science curriculum. Click
here for more information about the
lab exercises.
URI
Animal and Veterinary Science students conduct
a site assessment of URI Peckham Farm's
livestock yards and manure storage area. September
26 and 27,
2006.
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Manure storage area
URI
AVS students evaluate the manure storage area, URI
Peckham Farm, September 26 and 27, 2007.
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