Shafiqur Rahman
Publications and Reports

Refereed Journal Publications

Wang, Y., Y. Chen, S. Rahman, and J. Froese. 2009. Tillage effects on soil penetration resistance and early crop growth for Red River clay. Canadian Biosystems Engineering, 51: 2.1-2.11.

Rahman, S., and S. Mukhtar. 2008. Efficacy of a microbial treatment to reduce phosphorus and other substances from dairy lagoon effluent. Applied Engineering in Agriculture, 24(6): 809-819.

Rahman, S., Y. Chen, J. Paliwal and B. Assefa. 2008. Models for manure distribution in soil following liquid manure injection. Transactions of the ASABE, 51(3): 873-879.

Lapen, D. R., E. Topp, M. Edwards, L. Sabourin, W. Curnoe, N. Gottschall, P. Bolton, S. Rahman, B. Ball-Coelho, M. Payne, S. Kleywegt, and N. McLaughlin. 2008. Effect of Liquid Municipal Biosolid Application Method on Tile and Ground Water Quality. Journal of Environmental Quality, 37(3): 925-936.

Mukhtar, S., S. Sadaka, A. L. Kenimer, S. Rahman. J. G. Mathis. 2008. Acidic and alkaline bottom ash and composted manure blends as a soil amendment. Bioresource Technology, 99(13): 5891- 5900.

Mukhtar, S., L. A. Lazenby, S. Rahman. 2007. Evaluation of a synthetic tube dewatering systems for animal waste pollution control. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 23(5): 669-675.

Rahman, S., Y. Chen and D. Lobb. 2005. Soil movement resulting from sweep-type manure injection tools. Biosystems Engineering 91(3): 379-392.

Rahman, S., Y. Chen, Q. Zhang and D. A. Lobb. 2005. Evaluation methods on manure exposure from liquid manure injection tools. Canadian Biosystems Engineering 47: 6.9-6.16.

Rahman, S., Y. Chen, K. Buckley and W. Akinremi. 2004. Slurry distribution in soil as influenced by slurry application micro-rate and injection tool type. Biosystems Engineering 89(4): 495-504.

Rahman, S. and Y. Chen. 2001. Laboratory investigation on soil cutting forces and soil disturbances resulting from different manure incorporation tools in a loamy sand soil. Soil and Tillage Research58 (1): 19-29.

Rahman, S., Y. Chen, Q. Zhang, S. Tessier and S. Baidoo. 2001. Performance of a liquid manure injector in a soil bin and on established forages. Canadian Biosystems Engineering 43(2): 33-40.

Rahman, S., V. M. Salokhe and A. D. Gupta. 1999. Performance evaluation of selected tube wells in Barind Tract of Bangladesh. Agricultural Mechanization in Asia, Africa, and Latin America 30(1): 92.

Refereed Journal Publication (Submitted)

Mukhtar, S., S. Borhan, S. Rahman, Jun Zhu. 2009. Evaluation of a field-scale surface aeration system in an anaerobic poultry lagoon. (Transactions of the ASABE).

Extension Publications

Rahman, S., T. Dvorak, C. Stoltenow, and S. Mukhtar. 2009. Animal carcass disposal options. NDSU Extension Publication No. NM1422.Link to publication

Rahman, S., R. Wiederholt, and Y. Chen. 2009. Land application of manure and environmental concerns. NDSU Extension Publication No. NM1407.Link to publication

Rahman, S., S. Mukhtar and R. Wiederholt. 2008. Managing odor nuisance and dust from cattle feedlots. NDSU Extension Publication No. NM1391.Link to publication

Book Chapter

Wiederholt, R. J., S. Rahman and A. Ehni. 2009. Calculating Energy Efficiency of applying Fresh and Composted Manure to Soil. In GIS Applications in Agriculture – Nutrient Management for Improved Energy Efficiency. CRC Press (in review).

Editor Reviewed Proceedings

Mukhtar, S., A. Mutlu and S. Rahman. 2008. Management of dairy operations to prevent excessive ammonia emissions. Proc. Mitigating Air Emissions from Animal Feeding Operations Conference, Iowa State University Des Moines, IA. May19-21, 2008.

Research Presentations

Rahman, S., and D. Newman. 2009. Odor, ammonia and hydrogen sulfide emissions from two swine facilities (G-F) in North Dakota. 2009 NC ASABE Regional Annual Meeting. Brookings, SD, Sep 18-19, 2009.

Rahman, S., D. Newman, and Q. Zhang. 2009. Odor, ammonia and hydrogen sulfide emissions from swine facilities in North Dakota. 2009 ASABE Annual International Meeting. Reno, Nevada, June 21- June 24, 2009.

Borhan, S., S. Mukhtar, J. Zhu, and S. Rahman. 2009. Evaluation of a Low-Cost Surface Aeration System in an Aerobic Poultry Lagoon in Texas. 2009 ASABE Annual International Meeting. Reno, Nevada, June 21- June 24, 2009.

Rahman, S., S. Mukhtar, J. Zhu. 2008. Fabrication and performance evaluation of a surface aeration system to control odor from an aerobic poultry lagoon at Texas. 2008 ASABE Annual International Meeting. Rhode Island, June 29- July 2, 2008.

Rahman, S., and S. Mukhtar. 2008. Efficacy of a WTS® microbial treatment to reduce phosphorus and other substances from dairy lagoon effluent. 2008 ASABE Annual International Meeting. Rhode Island, June 29- July 2, 2008.

Mukhtar, S., A. Mutlu, and S. Rahman. 2008. Management of Dairy Operations to Prevent Excessive Ammonia Emissions. Mitigating Air Emissions from Animal Feeding Operation Conference, Des Moines, Iowa, May 19-21, 2008.

Rahman, S., and S. Mukhtar. 2007. Efficacy of a microbial treatment to reduce phosphorus and other substances from dairy lagoon effluent. 2007 National Conference on Agriculture and the Environment. Monterey, CA, November 7-9, 2007.

Mukhtar, S., and S. Rahman. 2007. New technologies (Geotube® and microbial treatment) to reduce phosphorus and other substances from dairy lagoon effluent. 15th National Nonpoint Source Monitoring Workshop. Austin, TX, August 26-30, 2007.

Xin, H., S. Rahman, J. Arthur, R. Burns, S. Roberts, Z. Zhu, H. Li, L. Moody and K. Bregendahl. 2007. Effects of laying hen genetics on nitrogen balance and ammonia emissions. 2007 ASABE Annual International Meeting,Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 17-20, 2007.

Rahman, S., E. Topp, M. Edwards and D. Lapen. 2006. E. coli persistence of liquid swine manure and liquid municipal biosolids in repacked sand columns with artificial macropores. ASABE Paper No. 062194. 2006 ASABE Annual International Meeting,Portland, Oregon, July 9-12, 2006.

Wang; Y., Y. Chen and S. Rahman. 2006. Tillage effects on soil strength and crop growth for Red River clay. CSBE Paper No. 06202. 2006 CSBE Annual Meeting, Edmonton, Alberta, July 16-19, 2006.

Rahman, S., Y. Chen, Q. Zhang and D. A. Lobb. 2004. Sweep injection tool effects on soil surface profile, manure exposure, and odour emissions. ASAE Paper No. 044076. 2004 ASAE/CSAE Annual International Meeting- August 1-4 2004, Ottawa, ON.

Rahman, S., Y. Chen and K. Buckley. 2004. Manure distribution in soil following liquid manure injection. ASAE Paper No. 042207. 2004 ASAE/CSAE Annual International Meeting- August 1-4 2004, Ottawa, ON.

Rahman, S., Y. Chen and D. A. Lobb. 2002. Movement of soil by sweep injection tools. ASAE Paper No. 021141. 2002 ASAE/CSAE Annual International Meeting- July 28-31 2002, Chicago, Illinois.

Rahman, S., D. A. Lobb and Y. Chen. 2002. Size and density of point-tracer for use in soil translocation studies. 45th Annual MSSS Meeting, February 5-6 2002, Winnipeg, MB Canada.

Rahman, S., Y. Chen, Q. Zhang and S. Baidoo. 2000. Evaluation of a liquid manure injector in the soil bin and grassland condition. CSAE/SCGR Paper No. AFL100. CSAE/SCGR Annual International Meeting- July 15–19, 2000 Winnipeg, MB Canada.

Extension Presentations

Carcass disposal options (Livestock Inservice, Washburn, September 09, 2009), Group addressed – Livestock Extension specialists and agents.

Livestock carcass composting (Carrington REC, August 19, 2009), Group addressed – NRCS folks and livestock producers.

Carcass disposal options (Livestock Marketing Association Annual Meeting, June 11, 2009), Group addressed – Livestock auction marketing folks.

Manure Application Technologies (Carrington REC, March 11, 2009), Group addressed – NRCS staffs and livestock producers.

Overview of Manure Management (Livestock Inservice, Washburn, September 03, 2008), Group addressed – Livestock Extension specialists and agents.

CNMP Planning in Relation to Water Quality (The Soil and Water Conservation Society & Professional Soil Classifiers Association Annual Meeting, October 09, 2008, Dickinson, ND), Group addressed – Soil and water conservation group.

Manure Handling and Management (Fall Conference, October 30, 2008, Fargo, ND), Group addressed – Extension specialists and agents.

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