This education and outreach program is dedicated to enhancing Vermont's food systems. We focus on analysis, design, evaluation and adoption of infrastructure, technology and equipment to meet the needs of producers and processors. Contact us if you have specific technical education needs, and research and development ideas related to Vermont food systems.
Vermont is experiencing a boom in food systems development and the growth in diversification, markets, growing season, value-added production and localization puts increased infrastructure demands on producers and processors. The UVM Extension Agricultural Engineering Program is geared to assisting these food entrepreneurs in a rapidly changing and highly competitive industry.
Tools & Resources
- Heating and Cooling Load Calculator for Produce Coolers and Warm Rooms
- Hops Calculator
- Small-Scale Hop Harvester - Plan and diagrams for building a small-scale hop harvester
- Ag Engineering Blog - Find a complete list of blog posts, guide sheets, videos, podcasts, workshops, webinars, and more
Other Calculators
- Air Ducting Loss Calculator
- Greenhouse BTU/hr Calculator
- Greenhouse Gas Avoidance Calculator
- Greenhouse Gas Equivalent Calculator
- Heat Loss Calculator
- Oilseed Costs and Profit Calculator
- Pipe Loss Calculator
- Psychrometric Calculator
- R-value Calculator (Composite)
- Solar Charts
- Solar Gain Calculator (window)
- Walkin Cooler BTU/hr Calculator
Links
- AgrAbility Toolbox
- Ag Ventilation Fan Lookup
- Biomass Properties Database
- Cooler Sizing Reference
- Farm Energy Media Archive
- Greenhouse Energy Conservation Checklist
- List of EPA Ph II Qualified Boilers
- R-value List (Individual Mat'ls)
- US Energy Data (US DOE EIA)
- Ventilation Fan Performance Clearinghouse
- Vt. Energy Atlas