SITES Certifies Novus International Campus
US - The global headquarters campus of Novus International, Inc. is one of the first pilot projects to be certified by the Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) for its sustainable site design, construction...

CME: Is Drought Still a Problem?
US - How dry does it have to get for a major newspaper, even one with an agricultural heritage, to devote above-the-fold coverage using two-thirds of the front page of a Sunday edition to a drought...

AFBF Files for Judgment in Chesapeake Bay Case
US - The Environmental Protection Agency’s Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) regulation for the Chesapeake Bay watershed establishes new controls on land use that trespass into territory Congress legally...

New Technology in Biomass Conversion to Crude Oil
US - Researchers at the University of Illinois are preparing to develop an educational and research facility that will be used to demonstrate the process of converting swine manure and algae into crude...

NFU Urges EPA to Use Existing Data for CAFOs
US - National Farmers Union (NFU) submitted commented yesterday to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Concentrated Animal Feeding...

Installation of Next Generation Technology Complete
US - Premium Standard Farms (PSF) announced yesterday that it has successfully completed installing Next Generation Barn Scraper Technology at its farms in north Missouri seven months ahead of schedule....

Removing Air Pollutants & Reducing Energy Use
US - Researchers from North Carolina State University and West Virginia University have developed a new technology that can reduce air pollutant emissions from some chicken and swine barns, and also reduce...

Tons of Manure Converted to Electricity and Fertiliser
NORTH CAROLINA, US - Duke University has helped a North Carolina pig farm turn tons of manure into electricity and fertiliser in what it says is one of the the cleanest waste-to-energy systems.

EPA’s Regulatory Burdens Threaten Family Farms
US - In just the last three years, the Environmental Protection Agency has set in motion a significant number of new regulations that will significantly change the face of agriculture. The coming changes...

Cargill Reduces GHG Emissions at US Plants
US – Ongoing efforts by meat, poultry and agrifood business, Cargill, to improve energy efficiency and expand its use of renewable energy sources enabled the company to exceed the Chicago Climate Exchange’s...

NPPC Questions Need for EPA Reporting Rule
US - While questioning the need for the US Environmental Protection Agency's latest proposed Clean Water Act (CWA) reporting rule for large livestock operations, the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC)...

EPA Does Not Plan to Regulate Farm Dust
US - National Farmers Union (NFU) has called for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) clarification to settle concerns about its plans to regulate farm dust.

New Computer Models to Help Tone Down Odour
MISSOURI, US - Some call it the smell of money, but Teng Teeh Lim thinks that smell does not have to be so bad.

Pork Checkoff Announces Environmental Stewards
US - The Pork Checkoff has selected four pork production operations to be honoured as the 2011 Pork Industry Environmental Stewards.

Hog Waste Producing Electricity and Carbon Offsets
NORTH CAROLINA, US - A pilot waste-to-energy system constructed by Duke University and Duke Energy this week garnered the endorsement of Google Inc., which invests in high-quality carbon offsets from across...

GHG Reporting Programme Deadline 30 September
US - The US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting Programme, which was announced in October 2009, requires the reporting of GHG data across a range of industry sectors,...

Team Addresses Climate Change, Animal Agriculture
US - University of Georgia (UGA) researchers have joined a national team of scientists working on a five-year, $4.1-million US Department of Agriculture grant designed around the effects of climate change...

AFBF Outlines Steps to Ease Regulatory Nightmare
US - Congress must help alleviate the burden of an ever-increasing array of federal environmental regulations on agriculture, according to Arizona Farm Bureau President Kevin Rogers, who testified today...

WPX 2011: Producers Can Track Carbon Footprint
US - US Pork producers in the US can now calculate their carbon footprint, thanks to a new computer programme launched by the National Pork Products Council at World Pork Expo, writes Carla Wright for...

WPX 2011: Concerns Raised over Water Quality Restrictions
US - The US pig industry is to fight unwarranted attempts by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and environmental lobbyists to force unfair restrictions on producers over water quality regulations...

Online Air Quality Tool Can Help Lower Emissions
US - Livestock producers now have access to a new tool that can help them lower air emissions and increase their air emissions knowledge.

Circuit Court Rules on CAFO Permits
US - The judges of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit have ruled that the Clean Water Act did not give the EPA the authority to require Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations to obtain discharge...

FAPRI-ISU Presents 2011 World Agricultural Outlook
US - New modeling capabilities that give 15-year projections for world greenhouse gas emissions and fertilizer use highlight the 2011 World Agricultural Outlook of the Food and Agricultural Policy...

First Zero-Waste Pork Processing in Sight
US - Heritage Acre Foods is working on setting up the country's first zero-waste pork processing plant due for completion in two years.

Plant Buffer Strips Cut Run-Off of Vet Products
US - Field tests by University of Missouri scientists have backed up laboratory research showing that buffer strips of grass and other plants can reduce the amount of herbicide and veterinary antibiotics...

Pork Producers Score CAFO Suit Victory Over EPA
US - In a unanimous decision issued yesterday, a federal court ruled that the US Environmental Protection Agency cannot require livestock operations to obtain Clean Water Act (CWA) permits unless and until...

Impact of Waste Disposal in Pig Production
US - Pig breeding is big business, but in order to make money the producer must have a large number of pigs. One of the problems is that a large number of pigs produces a large amount of waste.

Environmental Impact of Animal Waste
US - North and South Carolina have seen a steady increase in swine production over the last 15 years. In North Carolina alone, swine production generates approximately a quarter of the state's gross farm...

Pork Industry: Focus on Environmental Sustainability
US - The National Pork Board, along with the National Pork Producers Council, co-hosted a wide-ranging environmental update and question-and-answer session titled Environmental Sustainability Issues...

EPA GHG Regulations ‘Double Economic Jolt’ to Ag
US - America’s farmers and ranchers will receive a “double economic jolt� from the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulation of greenhouse gases, the American Farm Bureau Federation told a House...