Tips Offered to Prevent Manure Pit Explosions
US - Recent explosions and flash fires that occurred in livestock buildings with manure pits in Iowa and Minnesota have a University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension engineer and others offering advice on...

Livestock Producers Facing Explosion Hazards
US - News reports have surfaced again detailing flash fires and explosions in livestock buildings while liquid pit manure was being agitated and pumped.

Pork Checkoff's Industry Environmental Stewards
US - The Pork Checkoff, along with its cosponsor, National Hog Farmer magazine, has selected four pork production operations to receive the industry's highest environmental honor, which is the...

New Technology Cuts Industrial Odours, Pollutants
US - A North Carolina State University researcher has devised a new technology that really does not stink. In fact, it could be the key to eliminating foul odours and air pollutants emitted by industrial...

Share Biosecurity Plans with Manure Applicators
US - A little communication can go a long way when it comes to preventing the introduction of diseases when transporting manure from hog farms, an expert on biosecurity issues says.

Big Dutchman Pig Division at World Pork Expo
US - In spite of all negative circumstances, such as economic downturn in pig farming, the financial crisis in general and the H1N1 influenza, Big Dutchman USA recently experienced a successful World Pork...

Carbon Market Opportunities for Agriculture
Carbon credits generated by agriculture are a relatively new commodity according to Dr Dave Beede and Dr Wendy Powers of Michigan State University in the latest MSU Pork Quarterly.

Report Evaluates Intelligent Use of Manure
US - The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 directed the U.S. Department of Agriculture to evaluate the role of animal manure as a source of fertilizer, and its other uses.

EPA Plan is Not Well Thought Out, Says NPPC
US - The Greenhouse Gas Reporting Plan from Environmental Protection Agency could increase environmental problems, accoridng to the National Pork Producers Council, NPPC.

There’s Money in Managing Manure if Done Right
US - New and expanding swine production facilities in North Carolina are required to use manure management systems that meet the strictest environmental performance standards in the nation.

Harnessing the Power of Pig Manure
US - A farmer has found great value in harnessing pig manure.

CSREES Find Green Waste Management Process
US - Animal waste has always been a great potential source of bioenergy and a natural fertilizer, but finding a green waste management process has been problematic.

Agriculture, Climate Change & Carbon Sequestration
US - Carbon sequestration and reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions can occur through a variety of agriculture practices. The latest publication from ATTRA provides an overview of the relationship...

Carolina: Recycling Wastewater for Irrigation
US - Farmers in North and South Carolina already make every drop of water count by recycling livestock wastewater for irrigation. Now Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have found ways to...

Animal Manure Management Finds Internet Home
US - The University of Georgia and its partner universities and organizations are using new media to help get the word out about solutions to a long-time issue – animal manure. They’ve combined resources...

Oil Spray Reduces GHG Emissions from Pig Houses
US - A recent study in Missouri reveals an effective way to lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and air pollution from animal feeding operations.

Health Concerns over Drugs in Manured Crops
US - Dolliver and co-workers at the University of Minnesota have measured the uptake by maize, lettuce and potatoes of sulphamethazine, an antibiotic used in animal production, which is passed into manure....

Iowa Discovers New Value in Hog Manure
IOWA - High fertilizer costs have some Iowa farmers warming up to a previously shunned byproduct of the business - manure.

Liquid Manure: How Much is Too Much?
US - There is a limit on liquid manure or open lot effluent that can be land applied to fields that will be planted to soybeans next spring.

Report: Unsustainable Livestock 'Eating our Future'
US - Current trends of industrial animal production have been branded as unsustainable in a new report released by an animal welfere association.

USDA: Treating Hog Manure with Borax Cuts Odor
US - Hydrogen sulfide is one of the compounds contributing to the stink from manure storage pits on hog farms. Microbial activity in the manure releases the hydrogen sulfide and other compounds.

Meat conglomerate and fuel company launch renewable venture
US - Tyson Foods, Inc., the world’s largest producer and marketer of chicken, beef and pork, is moving closer to its aim of becoming a leader in renewable energy. The company has launched a new venture...

Group seeks permanent ban on hog lagoons
NORTH CAROLINA - Opponents to large-scale hog farming operations are hoping a bill being introduced in Raleigh will help them in their plight.

Owners of swine facility agree to settlement
ILLINOIS - Owners of a McDonough County swine facility will pay a civil penalty and continue to bring operations into compliance with air and water pollution laws as a resolution to a 2006 environmental...

Company To Collect Dead Animals, Grease
US - For the first time in six years since the only rendering plant in Billings closed, residents will be able to take their dead animals to a processing plant instead of going to the landfill or illegally...