Scaling Up Production by Improving Worker Comfort and Efficiency in No-till Organic Seed Garlic Production System

Scaling Up Production by Improving Worker Comfort and Efficiency in No-till Organic Seed Garlic Production System

Summary

In Fall 2011, a group of senior Ag and Engineering students at Purdue University were planning to design and fabricate a garlic cart.
However, due to circumstance beyond my control the project wasn’t started.

Fortunately, a group of sophomore Ag and Engineering students were able to take on the project and we had a site visit before Christmas to discuss designs and specific need. Again, beyond my control the project never happened.

In early winter of 2012, a senior Ag and Engineering student needed an independent project and was assigned the garlic cart project. He has currently conducted a literature review that is available via pdf and will be constructing the cart in March 2012.

Objectives/Performance Targets

1. Literature Review
Completed and very helpful. Lots of pictures and references.

2. Cart concept design
Design is available via an Autocad drawing

3. Cart version 1: in construction currently

4. Field trials: pending cart construction

Accomplishments/Milestones

Literature review completed.

Committed student involved.

Presented at NCR-SARE Farmers Forum at National Small Farm Trade Show and Conference in MO in Fall 2011.

Impacts and Contributions/Outcomes

Several contacts of mine are eagerly awaiting the cart completion.
They have found the literature review helpful for their own projects and ideas.

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