Introduced by Eisenhower in the 1950s, the freeway system—90 percent of which was paid for by federal funding—may be the country’s greatest-ever gift to itself. While it generally follows standard procedures in terms of signage, routing, and numbering, there are points in the system where things get a little weird.  (Via Atlas Obscura)

Please join the Reinhardt Dairy for their Open House that will showcase four vms robotic installations within their four row,  250 cow, facility flush barn with guided traffic, led lighting and sand reclamation lane.  The event will be held on Friday, December 9th, from 10am to 3pm 9306 Brickey Road, Red Bud, Illinois, 62278.

Maurer-Stutz designed the systems for waste collection, transfer, storage, treatment (sand and solids settling) and assisted/coordinated the state permitting process.  We also performed the conceptual planning, comprehensive nutrient management plan (CNMP) and helped coordinate with the NRCS EQIP cost share including construction phase services for installation and checkout for the EQIP cost share.

The McCune’s now have two 2,400 head wean to finish barns that will contribute to the local economy through taxes and providing jobs. In addition, each barn will consume a large amount of local corn and soybeans and produce 5 million slices of bacon each. That’s 10 million slices of bacon per year being produced by two barns in Bureau County!

Maurer-Stutz is pleased to sponsor the Hog Barn Open House and Ribbon Cutting for the McCune Family Farms. The event will be held Tuesday, November 29th from 4:30 pm to 8:00 pm with the Ribbon Cutting at 5:00 pm, and will be located at 6158 County Rd 2100 N, Sheffield, IL.

Please join us for a tour of their new 2,400 head wean to finish barn in Bureau County and see modern technologies for animal care and environmental stewardship.

An abandoned 200-acre hydraulic model of the Mississippi River Basin testifies to the long battle to control the great river.