An analysis was conducted to demonstrate the differences in current operating costs of irrigation between diesel and electric irrigation pumps under the same conditions.

Over the past weeks, radio and tv have been all the buzz with the record high cost of gasoline and diesel fuel as well as the high cost of food in the United States and worldwide. In Louisiana, these high costs also have increased the cost of irrigating crops.

Irrigation scheduling can seem complicated. It doesn’t have to be. Anyone can use a simple, effective method known as the “look and feel” method to determine when to irrigate.

Louisiana has an abundant supply of water; even so, the demand for water sometimes exceeds the amount readily available. This publication will help homeowners and turf managers make better irrigation choices as to when to irrigate and how much.

Instructions on how to use this web site.

The objective of this study was to demonstrate the accuracy of commercially available DGPS signals used in precision agriculture in Louisiana. Global positioning systems (GPS) and GPS receivers allow users to estimate their position at various locations anywhere on earth.

Provides a summary of points to consider in the decision to adopt variable rate technology. An estimate of costs associated with selected variable rate technology services is also included.

Site-specific agriculture is a management strategy that uses information technologies to bring spatial data from numerous sources, which can influence decisions associated with crop production. This page defines the term "information" in general and describes what it implies in terms of agricultural site-specific management practices.

This document lists several webpages with various safety-related information.

This guide addresses sprayer calibration issues. Mixing examples are also provided.

This manual details calibration procedures for granular pesticide applicators.

Suitable for both indoor and outdoor use, this unit was designed to provide a favorable environment for weak dairy and beef calves.

Construction plans for a commerical sweet potato processing facility.

A small facility for milking goats and processing the milk into cheese.

Design plan for a covered barbecue shelter.

A 24' X 70' enclosed structure designed to store hay or other farm produce or equipment.

A 40' X 102' open-sided shed for storage

A 40' rigid frame storage shed with a mixer

A below-ground tank of adjustable length, width and depth for storing liquid manure.

A large bale transporter designed for small tractors with a 3-ft hitch.

A bin designed to be carried on a flatbed truck or truck trailer.

A spike designed for front end loaders with 2 actuators.

This snow and manure gate can be used in cattle corrals, feedlots or anywhere on the farm.

A 16' X 36' shed with sides and a concrete floor designed for bulk storage.

A 12' X 15'8" raised, enclosed structure designed to store fertilizer.

A 60' X 22' structure divided into two areas. One is a 22' X 24'3" living area. The remaining space is for storing machinery.

A structure 24'6" wide with a length adjustable as required and closed sides for storing hay.

A small trailer designed for carrying and moving lawn and garden tools and supplies.

A movable storage bin for fertilizer in bulk.

A raised structure over 300 feet square with a direct truck loading area designed to store sawdust.

A 28' truss with varied length structure for farm shelter and storage.

The design of a sloped space dug into the ground to store and settle up to 100,000 pounds of manure.

A device designed to load round bales of hay onto flatbed trucks.

A 54'6" X 80' covered, open sided structure for storing hay.

A partly above-ground, 50' wide with varying lengths manure storage facility.

A workshop and machinery shed are combined in this 84' X 30' structure.

A 20' wide tank with varying lengths below ground

A large structure designed to store cotton or other agricultural products or equipment.

An attachment for hauling 4-6 tons of hay.

A tractor attachment for spraying or leveling a pasture.

A 3-page building plan of a 140' X 248' rodeo arena with holding pens and seating.

A 18' X 14' truck attachment designed to haul hay.

A truck attachment made of tires used for leveling a pasture.

A 136' X 46' facility for housing and selling cattle and other farm animals.

Detachable wood racks with hinge details for pickup trucks

A side and front opening wagon attachment.

A self-aligning bumper on a loading dock.

An illustration of rain and groundwater cycles.

An adjustable 46' X 96' building designed to store hay.

A 5'4" square cement block incinerator with a chimney.

A 36' X 24' building designed to store metal and wood working equipment.

A 15' 2" hand-operated farm gate.

A 4' X 2' equipment box for storage.

A device designed to lift logs.

A chemical holding vat.

A device designed to split logs.

A system designed to divert lightning from a building.

A complex of arenas and stalls for the sale of farm animals.

Telescoping gate for farm use.

A 4' high, 2'8" square, oil-fueled, cement block incinerator

Plans for a 5' X 10' concrete water tank for agricultural use.

A 6 page detailed building plan for a commercial livestock market.

An 8' X 2'3" carpenter's work bench.

A mechanical driver for installing fence posts.

Farm fencing made of galvanized cables with concrete or pressure-treated posts.

A structure designed to store water for farm use.

A gooseneck trailer for transporting cattle or other farm animals.

Plans for a 16' long, 2' wide device to split logs.

A tank used to collect and store sediment.

A screen to filter water entering a body of water.

A swinging wooden gate activated by pressure.

A trailer to carry sprinkler pipe into the fields with a basket for sprinkler accessories.

A 1' wide, 10 1/2" high, 4' long tank made of wood for treating lumber.

Wooden farm fencing accessories.

A trailer pipe 30' to 40' long.

Building plans for a 27' X 32' two-story structure with a gambrel roof designed to store corn.

Design plans for a 24' X 64' wood or metal exterior machinery shed with attached workshop.

Design plans for a 30' X 60' wood frame, three-sided shed to house farm machinery.

Design plans for an open farm machinery shed with an enclosed workshop under the same roof.

Design plans for a 25' X 72' pole construction farm machinery shed that is open on one side.

Four pages of plans to buiild a 32' X 129'9" pole construction farm machinery shed with an enclosed workshop.

A 40' X 48' building consisting of a storage room and work rooms for the mixing of herbicides and pesticides.

A 4 page plan for a complex commerical grain bin operation

A metal building, 48' X 96', designed for storing round bales of hay.

A 32' X 92' storage facility with side opening doors.

3 variations of an enclosed building for machinery or grain storage.

A 80' X 42' structure designed to store and protect hay.

An above-ground, cement block, 15'8" X 32' building for storing pesticides.

A 24' X 36' covered pavilion on a cement floor.

A 52' X 32' 9" structure designed for agricultural storage.

A 56' X32' machine shop plan showing suggested tool layout.

A 36' 6" X 36' 6" structure designed to store feed for farm animals.

A detailed plan for constructing the foundation of a grain bin.

A detailed framing design for a wood frame barn with a gable roof.

A 20' X 30' two-story barn with a gable roof and 10' wide lean-to along its length.

Ten simple elevation and plan drawings of a variety of pole construction buidings for agricultural use.

A 40' X 32' wood frame, 2-story barn with a gambrel roof and areas for hay storage, box stalls, a feed and harness room and a large open area.

A plan for a 48' wide nailed truss for a roof on a 5/12 slope with 4' spacing.

A plan for a 50 ' wide nailed truss for a roof on a 5/12 slope with 4' spacing.

A construction plan for a 40 ft. wide roof truss for a building with details for posts and types of footings.

Building plans for braced rafters of a gambrel roof 36' to 50' wide.

Plans of a 16' X 16' wood frame barn that could have either a gable or gambrel roof.

Plan of a basic framing concept for a house.

A 30' X 24' wood frame, gable roof barn with 5 stalls and a feed room.

A 16' X 30' wood frame barn with areas for cows and horses, feed and harness rooms that can have either a gable or gambrel roof.

Plans for 4 building roof split ring trusses 24', 30', 36' and 40' wide.

34' and 36' wide framing plans for a gambrel roof.

A 39' wide pole barn design with the ridge of the roof centered between pole rows.

A building plan for a pole barn (or shed) that is 39' wide with the ridge of the roof centered on a pole row.

A 40' X 36' wood frame barn witha gable roof and eight stalls.

A plan for a 40' wide roof truss with caged layers and a 5/12 slope.

A plan for a 24' wide roof truss for a building with a 3/12 slop and double top chord.

A 36' X 32' wood frame barn with a gable roof and divided into areas for mules, box stalls, cow stalls, feed and harness rooms and a manger.

Building plans for a pole barn in heavy snow areas but where snow does not exceed 35 pounds per square foot and winds are not above 80 miles per hour.

Building details for gambrel roof rafters 20 ' to 40' wide.

A plan for a 24' wide roof truss for a building with a 3/12 slope and a single top chord.

A 18'6" X 30'6" wood frame barn with a gable roof and areas for cow stalls, a cow pen, a feed room and alley.

A gambrel roof plan that can span 16 to 24 feet.

A wood frame gable roof barn that can have either a 36- or 34-foot truss.

A plan for a roof truss 32 ft. wide with a 4/12 slope and lap-nailed construction.

Plan and elevation drawings for a 70' X 260' livestock showbarn with show ring and meeting facility with kitchen and office.

A building plan for a two-story wood frame barn, 30' X 24', with a gable roof, box stalls, cow stalls, a calf pen and feed room.

A 4:12 pitch 40 ft. steel pipe truss on a 6 ft. center with a 27 lb/ft design load.

An assortment of building plans for walls, doors and windows to complement any pole barn design.

A building plan for a pole barn (or shed) that can be either 26', 39' or 52' wide.

A plan for a 36' X 50' gambrel roof, wood frame barn with stalls for horses, a box stall, a feed room and an area for 18 head of cattle.

A building plan for a 36' roof truss with a 4/12 slope and lap-nailed construction.

Detailed plans for framing of a one-story gable roof barn with scissors truss.

A plan for a 40' wide nailed roof truss with a 5/12 slope and 4' spacing.

Several designs for grates to go over gutters.

Plans for a 70' X 128' 5 pen corral, fence panel, gate and chute.

A four-page plan with detailed building instructions for a 48' X 32' two-pen corral. Also included are plans to build a gate, headgates, fence and a loading chute.

A plan for a four-pen 140' X 120' corral for beef cattle.

A plan for a 136' X 236' corral with 20 pens, a working chute, loading ramp, water tank, corner design, gate, headgate, and building for an office and storeroom.

This plan can be adapted to herd sizes from 70 to more than 400 head and can be built with a variety of pen sizes.

Plans for a 24' X 42' corral for 50 head of cattle with plans for a hold chute, blocking gate, loading ramp and fence.

A three-page assortment of corral layouts and plans for a loading chute.

A four-page plan of a corral complex 269'6" X 240' complete with working pens, a group holding pen, small pens, loading trap, cutting tower, scale, metal and wood gates and fences.

A plan for a U-shaped corral with chute.

A simple plan for a corral with a loading chute.

A three-page plan to build six separate corrals, a fence, gates, chutes and a ramp.

A four-page plan of a six-pen corral complete with plans to build a loading chute, head and exit gate and fence.

Plans for a four-pen corral with a curved chute as well as plans for a loading chute, fence and gate.

A plan for eight corrals and feed lots for more than 300 head of cattle with possible expansion options.

Plans for a 30' X 48' corral with chute.

Plans for a corral 40' X 50' with detailed drawings.

A design and construction plan for a 72' X 99' corral for a small herd with pens, alleys and a chute drawing.

Drawings of a corral that can expand from 64' X 70' to more than twice as big as the herd increases.Chute, gate and fence drawings complete plan.

An offering of two plans - one with an interior working chute and a second with an outside working chute. Also illustrated are plans for a gate, head gate, a gate hinge and chutes.

Plans for an adjustable chute.

Plans for a covered 15'2" X 9' chute for the breeding of beef cattle.

A device to hold a head of cattle without its being able to move.

Detailed plans for a holding chute and a spring-loaded holding chute to be used with complex cattle facilities.

Plans for a below-ground shelter 24' X 48' to house beef cattle in the event of terrorist attack or natural disaster.

Plans for a chute on wheels for loading and unloading farm animals.

One page of detailed plans to build a wooden holding chute and head gates for beef cattle.

Plans to build a stock to restrain individual animal. Cattle stocks are important equipment on farms and ranches where valuable farm animals are handled. Stocks are used in trimming hooves and horns or in vaccinatiing or treating cattle with medical problems.

A skid mount, covered mineral feeder for cattle.

Plans for a chute of variable widths that can be mounted on a trailer.

Plans for a device to hold a head of cattle without its moving and plans for three head gates.

Plans for a stationary and portable stock. Such a piece of equipment is used to hold a farm animal in place for trimming hooves and horns, or in vaccinating or treating cattle. It reduces the chances of injury and requires less labor for each job.

Five detailed drawings for constructing a loading ramp and a plan for a sorting trap for cattle.

A one-page plan giving a basic corral layout with plans for through and breeding chutes.

A detailed design of a movable headgate used to hold the head of a head of cattle still for various treatments.

Plans for a corral accessory needed to hold the head of a farm animal still for a variety of precedures.

Plans for acessories to any corral or cattle pen.

A page of detailed building plans of gates and fences for corrals.

A detailed 3-page design of a 28'7" X 8' trailer for carrying rolled bales of hay. Included are plans for the front truss and axle assembly, tongue connection, tongue hitch detail as well as the bed frame.

A detailed one-page plan for making a table to hold a calf still for various treatments.

Plans for two portable calf pens; one is steel framed and the other is wood framed.

A two-page, detailed plan for building a table that tilts to use in working with calves.

Two pages of detailed plans for a tilting table to use in working with a calf.

Plans for building a double-pen elevated protective stall for feeding calves.

Plans for a gate designed to separate pastures.

Plans for a single calf feeder with a hole for a feed bucket.

Plans for a creep with a hay and grain feeder for calves.

Plans for two pens and a covered feeder for eight calves.

Plans for a covered 14' X 5' 9" wooden hay feeder for calves.

Plans for a 24'8" X 24' pen or creep with a 8' X 8' covered feeder for calves.

Plans for a 18' X 48' structure designed to house 40 dairy cows 0-2 months of age.

Building plans for a 7'8" X 14' structure with pens for seven calves.

A 24' X 48' plan for a covered hutch for 8 calves that is enclosed on three sides.

Plans for a 7'4" X 3'9" covered hutch for calves with an 8' X 3'9" movable paddock.

Plans for a portable covered pen designed to house 12 calves.

Plans for a covered, enclosed 19' X 11'11" hutch for calves.

Plans for a 92' X 56' structure that can house up to 100 calves.

Plans for covered structure 144' X 20' for calves with sliding partitions.

Raised on concrete blocks, this tie stall is for four calves.

Plans for an environmentally controlled 40' X 22' cement block structure with 30 stalls for calves.

Plans for a portable, covered shelter for calves.

Construction plans for a wooden pen to hold two calves.

A building plan for a 60' X 27'6" partially covered structure with 28 pens for calves.

Plans for a 12' X 7'6" covered kennel for four calves.

A detailed plan for a chute to restrain cattle while dehorning.