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  • Most of the fact sheets (FS) in the following list are available on-line, as indicated by hypertext links.
  • Hard copies are available to Alberta residents by using the online order form or by calling 1-800-292-5697.
  • Persons outside Alberta are asked to contact their own agriculture authorities for information more pertinent to their local conditions.
Farm Buildings
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Agdex No.TitleFormat
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FS711-1Portable Windbreak Fences. 2002.htmlpdf
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Sewage disposal systems
Agdex No.TitleFormat
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FS716(H30)Freezing Process Benefits Hog Manure Treatment. 1999.htmlpdf
FS716(H31)Freezing Cleans Food Processing Wastewater. 1999htmlpdf
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Heating, lighting & ventilation
Agdex No.TitleFormat
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FS717-10Build Your Own Air Mixing Chamber. Revised 1993.
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Farm Water
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General
Agdex No.TitleFormat
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FS716(A01)Drought Proofing Farm Water Supplies. 2000.htmlpdf
Water Wells That Last Generations.
VT716-1VHS format. $20.00.purchase info
DVD716-1DVD format. $20.00.purchase info
FS716(A15)Spring Development. 2002.htmlpdf
FS716(A20)Small Earth Fill Dams. 2002.htmlpdf
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Dugouts
Agdex No.TitleFormat
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716(B01)Quality Farm Dugouts. 2001.more info
FS716(B32)Seepage Control in Dugouts. Revised 2001.htmlpdf
FS716(B34)Float Suspended Intake. Revised 2002.htmlpdf
FS716(B36)Aeration of Dugouts or Ponds with Compressed Air. Revised 2000.htmlpdf
FS716(B37)Hydrated Lime Treatment Improves Dugout Water Quality. Revised 2004.html
FS485/716-1Constructing Dugouts for Fish. Revised 2000.htmlpdf
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Water systems
Agdex No.TitleFormat
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FS716(C01)Farm Water Supply Requirements. Revised 2008. -UPDATE-htmlpdf
FS716(C10)Choosing a Water Pump. Revised 1993.htmlpdf
FS716(C11)Deep Well Jet Pumps. Revised 2008. -UPDATE-htmlpdf
FS716(C12)Shallow Well Jet Pumps. Revised 2000.htmlpdf
FS716(C14)Submersible Pumps. Revised 2000.htmlpdf
FS716(C28)Pump Houses. Revised 2008. -UPDATE-htmlpdf
FS716(C29)Pitless Adaptors. Revised 2005.htmlpdf
FS716(C31)Pressure Tanks. Revised 2005.htmlpdf
FS716(C44)Pasture Pipeline Design. Revised 2000.htmlpdf
FS716(C51)Frost Free Yard Hydrants. Revised 2008. -UPDATE-htmlpdf
FS716(C52)Automatic Livestock Waterers.htmlpdf
FS400/716-2Water Analysis Interpretation. Revised 2007. -UPDATE-htmlpdf
FS400/716-4Pasture Watering System: A Cost Comparison. 2003.
FS400/716 (C30)Remote Pasture Water Systems for Livestock. 2007. -NEW-htmlpdf
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Water analysis and treatment
Agdex No.TitleFormat
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FS716(D04)Chemical Analysis of Farm Water Supplies. Revised 2007. -UPDATE-htmlpdf
FS716(D11)Alternatives for Iron Removal. Revised 2007. -UPDATE-htmlpdf
FS716(D12)Shock Chlorination and Control of Iron Bacteria. Revised 2003.htmlpdf
FS716(D14)Removing Hydrogen Sulphide Gas from Water. 1994.htmlpdf
FS716(D18)Dissolved Gases in Well Water. Revised 2006. htmlpdf
FS716(D32)Water Softening. Revised 1991.htmlpdf
FS716(D36)Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment.html
FS716(D43)Small Water Filters for Taste, Odour and Sediment Removal. Revised 2007. -UPDATE-htmlpdf
FS716(D62)Water Distillers. Revised 2007. -UPDATE-htmlpdf
FS716(D63)Methane Gas in Well Water. 2006. htmlpdf
FS400/716-1Water Requirements for Livestock. Revised 2005.htmlpdf
FS400/716-2Water Analysis Interpretation. Revised 2007. -UPDATE-htmlpdf
FS400/716-4Pasture Watering System: A Cost Comparison. 2003.
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Livestock Buildings and Equipment
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Agdex No.TitleFormat
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FS720-1Evaluating Livestock Housing Environments: Principles of Measuring Indoor
Air Quality. 2007. -NEW-
FS720-2Evaluating Livestock Housing Environments: Instruments for Measuring Indoor
Air Quality. 2007. -NEW-
FS720-3Evaluating Livestock Housing Environments: Optimizing Ventilation Performance. 2007. -NEW-
721-7Milkhouse Floors. Revised 2002.htmlpdf
724-6Fencing with Electricity. $10.00.purchase info
FS726-1Silo Gas (N02) Safety. 2004.htmlpdf
727-1Meat Processing Facilities in Alberta. $50.00.purchase info
FS729-1Earthen Manure Storage Seepage. 2001.htmlpdf
FS729-2Methane (CH4) Safety. 2004.htmlpdf
FS729-4Ammonia Emissions from Confined Feeding Operations (CFOs): Control and Mitigation. 2008. -NEW-htmlpdf
FS420/721-1Bedding Without Straw. Revised 2004.htmlpdf
420/723-1Corrals for Handling Beef Cattle. $12.00.purchase info
Cattle Handling: Psychology of a Cow.
VT420/623-2VHS format. $20.00purchase info
DVD420-723-2DVD format. $20.00purchase info
460/722-1Horse Handling Facilities. $15.00.purchase info
492/723-1Bison Handling Facilities. $15.00.purchase info
Handling Bison: Safely and Effectively.
VT492/723-2VHS format. $25.00purchase info
DVD492/723-2DVD format. $25.00purchase info
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Crop Buildings and Equipment
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Agdex No.TitleFormat
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731-5Hobby Greenhouses in Alberta. $8.00.purchase info
732-15Home Vegetable Storage. $3.00.purchase info
736-9Solar Grain Drying.htmlpdf
FS736-13Management of Cereal Grain in Storage.htmlpdf
736-14Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Precooling for Market Gardeners in Alberta. 2001.pdf
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Field Machinery
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Agdex No.TitleFormat
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FS740-4Shop Work Orders for Farm Machinery Repairs. Revised 2001.htmlpdf
Iron Beasts: A Guide to Tractor Management.
VT740-5VHS format. $20.00purchase info
DVD740-5DVD format. $20.00purchase info
FS743-1Liquid Manure Injection Systems: Performance Evaluation. 2005.htmlpdf
FS747-1Build Your Own Pea Sheller.
FS748-1Build Your Own Land Roller with Transport Wheels.
086-1Make it Safe. Make it Visible...Safe Transport of Farm Equipment on Highways. 1999.
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Farm Power
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Agdex No.TitleFormat
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FS768-1Anaerobic Digesters. Revised 2008. -UPDATE-htmlpdf
FS768-2Anaerobic Digesters: Frequently Asked Questions. Revised 2008. -UPDATE-htmlpdf
FS768-3Biogas Energy Potential in Alberta. 2007. -NEW-htmlpdf
FS768-4Integrating Biogas, Confined Feedlot Operations and Ethanol Production. 2007. -NEW-htmlpdf
FS768-5Biogas: Cleaning and Uses. 2008. -NEW-htmlpdf
FS768-6Economic Feasibility of Anaerobic Digesters. 2008. -NEW-htmlpdf
FS452/771-1Save Hundreds on Your Energy Costs: Lighting for Broiler Chicken Barns. 2003.
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Shop and Mechanics
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Agdex No.TitleFormat
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780-1Farm Workshops. $5.00.purchase info
 
 
 
 

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For more information about the content of this document, contact Ada Serafinchon.
This information published to the web on May 17, 2002.
Last Reviewed/Revised on August 28, 2008.