Site Map Discussion

• The DDI dairy complex  is built on a piece of land that is approximately 850’ by 1560’ (approximately 30 acres). 
• The primary soil on the site is glaciated gravel. The backside of the site (West) is bordered by an active railroad track and a 4-lane interstate highway. The front side (East) of the site is bordered by a State Highway. The north side of the site is bordered by a local town road. 
• There are three houses on the SouthEast corner of the lot, one beyond the lot boundary.  There are also four houses directly across the road from the office building (1). 
• The dairy complex was designed to have the minimum impact on these houses and to be set close to the railroad tracks. 

1. Office Building
   In April 2000, a 4,300 sq foot office building was commissioned.  This building was built on Business Zoned land.  The majority of the remaining land on this site is zoned agriculture. The office has 10 offices, two large work areas, a computer programming area, a canteen, and a 20’ by 30’ conference room.  
2. Utility office and milk house
   The utility office and milk house is 54’ long and 72’ wide.  There are 4 main areas to this building: breezeway, milk house, office/breakrooms, and mechanical room. 
3. Parlor and holding area
   The parlor and holding area is 126’ long and 54’ wide.  The holding pen and parlor are each 63’ long.
4. Special needs barn
   The special needs barn is 333’ long and 96’ wide.  On the Northeast corner of this building is an 81’ long and 20’ wide overhang that includes a special needs parlor and offices.  
5. Freestall barns
   Freestall barns are 438’ long and 96’ wide.  They have an 18’ center drive-through feed alley, 4 rows of head-to-head freestalls, two 10’ outside alleys, and two 12’ feed alleys.   Each barn has 352 stalls.  The manure is scraped to center flow gutters by automatic alley scrapers.  
6. Liquid manure storage
   Liquid manure will be stored in a SlurryStore structure.  This structure has a diameter of 162’ and is 19’ tall.  The capacity of the structure is 391,600 ft3. 
7. Separator building
   The separator building is 14’ wide, 45’ deep and 28’ feet high.  The building is designed so that a separator can be placed on a floor 20’ above grade.  Solids will fall either into a truck or onto a concrete floor.  The liquids will flow through a pipe over the side of the liquid storage structure (SlurryStore). 
8. Digester 
   The digester is designed to convert volatile solids in manure to biogas which can be used to produce electricity and to produce hot water.  The digester is 30’ wide, 124’ long and 14’ deep. 
9. AgBag pads
   Forage will be stored in AgBags which are placed on special pads.  Each AgBag pad is 300’ long and 150’ feet wide.  
10. Feed center
    The feed center contains a 4-bay monoslope commodity building and 4 upright grain bins.  The commodity building is 30’x 60’.  This building will be used for whole  cotton seed, bedding material, chopped hay, and other materials that cannot be stored in an upright bin.  Two of the upright bins will hold 50 Tons and two will hold 25 Tons.  These bins will be used for premixed grains and grain commodities (e.g., corn meal, soy bean oil meal).
11. Scale 
    A 75’ scale was placed in a service entrance.  The scale is capable of measuring 60 Tons.  This service entrance was designed for truck traffic to enter and leave the complex without impacting the local houses.