Drying Digestates from Biogas Plants
By Dipl.-Ing. agr. Janett Peschel, Big Dutchman International GmbH. Generating power from renewable energies is becoming increasingly important in Germany as well as on the international level.

Slurry Separation - A Systems Approach to Manure Management
By the University of Illinois Extension, Swine Waste Economical and Environmental Treatment Alternatives. Separation of municipal waste water into its solid and liquid components is a technology that has been utilized by municipal sanitation departments...

Anaerobic Digesters
By Mahendran Navaratnasamy and Brian Koberstein of the Agriculture Stewardship Division, and Bruce Partington, Rural Utilities Division, Alberta Agriculture and Food. The anaerobic digestion process is gaining attention in the agriculture industry because...

Overview of Different Lagoon Effluent Application Methods on Odor and Ammonia Emissions
Dr. Garry Grabow, Assistant Professor, North Carolina State University. This article is from a collection of papers presented at the 2007 North Carolina Pork Conference.

Odor Footprint Tool Progress: Regional Output Resources
By Richard R. Stowell Dennis D. Schulte Richard K. Koelsch Christopher Henry - This article highlights practical applications for resources being developed using the Odor Footprint Tool and the effects of dffering regional weather patterns on needed setbacks...

Producing Hydrogen from Swine Manure?
By Dr. Jun Zhu, Associate Professor, U of MN Southern Research and Outreach Center - Energy is vital to global prosperity, yet dependence on fossil fuels as our primary energy source contributes to global climate change, environmental degradation, and...

Manure Scraper System Reduces Hydrogen Sulphide Levels in Swine Barns
By B.Z. Predicala and E.L. Cortus, Prairie Swine Center, S.P. Lemay, Institut de Recherche et de Développement en Agroenvironnement and C. Laguë, University of Saskatchewan - The effectiveness of a manure scraper system for reducing the risk of barn worker...

Tech Talk: Benefits of organic manure
By BPEX - The benefits of organic manures are not taken into account by Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ) rules because the intention is to reduce nitrate leaching.

Fiber Content of Diet Affects Percieved Odor Of Swine Manure
By Eric van Heugten, North Carolina State University - Ammonia and volatile organic compounds are major contributors to air quality problems associated with swine production. Odorants result from the fermentative degradation of carbohydrates, fats, and...

Managing Manure to Improve Air and Water Quality
By Marcel Aillery, Noel Gollehon, Robert Johansson, Jonathan Kaplan, Nigel Key, and Marc Ribaudo, Economic Research service, USDA - Animal waste from confined animal feeding operations is a potential source of air and water quality degradation from evaporation...

Frequently Asked Questions: Manure Management Plans
By Mindy J. Spiehs, REE Livestock Manure Systems and published by University of Minnesota - This article answers a series of frequently asked questions about manure management plans.

UK National Fallen Stock: Internet Survey Results - March 2005
Prepared by Andrew Knowles, BPEX Strategy Co-ordinator - The British Pig Executive, which represents pig industry levy payers including British pig producers, established an Internet based survey in December 2004 to assess attitudes towards the National...

Composting for Mortality Disposal on Hog Farms
By Allen F. Harper, Extension Animal Scientist-Swine, and Mark J. Estienne, Swine Research Physiologist, Virginia Tech Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Virginia State University - Even on well-managed hog farms, some animals die before...

Tech Talk: You cant see it but diffuse pollution could cost you dear
By BPEX - Diffuse pollution is the latest buzz-phrase but it is one pig farmers must be aware of. This is the pollution that cannot easily be seen.

Practices to Reduce Ammonia
Prepared by Wendy Powers, Iowa State University - Practices to control ammonia emissions associated with livestock production can be applied to animal housing, manure and compost storage areas, and land where manure is applied. This document provides...