Setting Livestock Operation Separation Distances
CANADA - A project planned by the University of Manitoba will result in science-based recommendations for setting minimum distances between livestock operations and communities, writes Bruce Cochrane.

U of M to Develop Manure Odour Dispersion Model
CANADA - The University of Manitoba is preparing to launch a project aimed at establishing guidelines for separation distances from livestock operations and surrounding communities, writes Bruce Cochr...

Research Demonstrates Feasibility of Pocket Injection
CANADA - Research conducted by the University of Manitoba has proved the concept of pocket injection to be a technically feasible option for applying liquid livestock manure to grassland and forage fields...

New Alternative for Liquid Manure Application
CANADA - A new field injector under development at the University of Manitoba will allow farmers to apply liquid livestock manure into pockets created in the field rather than into furrows, writes Bruce...

Potential for Recovering Phosphorus from Manure
CANADA - Researchers with the University of Manitoba are confident a chemical process used to remove struvite from municipal waste streams for sale as phosphorus fertilizer can be applied to livestock...

Will the New Low Phytate Barley Benefit Producers?
CANADA - The Chairman of Manitoba Pork Council says, with the introduction of new provincial restrictions on the application of phosphorus, the timing of the introduction of a new low phytate barley couldn't...

Achievement of Solid Liquid Manure Separation
CANADA - A southern Manitoba based team of researchers is hoping a low tech method of solid liquid manure separation can be commercially developed to help hog producers manage phosphorus, writes Bruce...

Low Cost Manure Management Solution Offered
CANADA - Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Initiatives reports gravity based solid liquid manure separation offers an opportunity to reduce manure processing costs and the amount of land required for...

Potential Approach to Phosphorus Management
CANADA - Research conducted on behalf of the Manitoba Rural Adaptation Council has found gravity based solid liquid manure separation offers a potential low cost approach to phosphorus management, writes...

Phosphorus Availability Varies According to Source
CANADA - Research conducted at the University of Manitoba has confirmed the availability of phosphorus for loss into the environment varies according the source of that phosphorus, writes Bruce Cochra...

New Tools Allow Effective Phosphorous Management
CANADA - New and existing tools are providing crop and livestock producers the ability to effectively manage the amount of phosphorous that ends up being applied to the land to fertilizer crops, writes...

Industry Innovator Honoured at Banff Pork Seminar
CANADA - Ross Thurston of LWR Technologies was recognized for his efforts to improve water conservation and reduce emissions from pig farms at the 2009 Banff Pork Seminar, held on 20-23 January.

Labour Costs in Straw Based Group Swine Housing
CANADA - Research underway at the National Centre for Livestock and the environment suggests higher manure handling and labour costs in straw based swine housing may be offset by reduced veterinary costs...

Higher Manure Handling and Labour Costs
CANADA - Research underway at the National Centre for Livestock and the environment suggests higher manure handling and labour costs in straw based swine housing may be offset by reduced veterinary costs...

Wastewater Treatment Upgrades Allow Expanded Hog Processing Capacity in Manitoba
CANADA - New funding agreements announced last week will allow upgrades and expansion of industrial waste water treatment facilities in Brandon and Neepawa, Manitoba. The two agreements, announced last...

Wastewater Treatment Upgrades Clears Path for Expansion Plans
CANADA - An agreement on wastewater treatment involving Maple Leaf Consumer Foods and three levels of government has cleared the way for Maple Leaf to move to a full second shift at its Brandon pork processing...

Engineering Firm Calls for Public Policies that Support Anaerobic Digestion
CANADA - A Manitoba based engineering firm is calling for public policies that will support the development of technologies that can convert livestock manure into electrical energy, writes Bruce Cochr...

Water Considerations Key For Intenstive Hog Operations
CANADA - Water is an important nutrient. It helps produce new tissue in growth and pregnancy and compensates for losses through respiration, evaporation and elimination of waste.