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Thursday, June 11, 2009
EPA Plan is Not Well Thought Out, Says NPPCUS - The Greenhouse Gas Reporting Plan from Environmental Protection Agency could increase environmental problems, accoridng to the National Pork Producers Council, NPPC.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
There’s Money in Managing Manure if Done RightUS - 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.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Thursday, February 05, 2009
CSREES Find Green Waste Management ProcessUS - 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.
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
Agriculture, Climate Change & Carbon SequestrationUS - 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...
Friday, January 23, 2009
Carolina: Recycling Wastewater for IrrigationUS - 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...
Friday, January 16, 2009
Animal Manure Management Finds Internet HomeUS - 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...
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Oil Spray Reduces GHG Emissions from Pig HousesUS - A recent study in Missouri reveals an effective way to lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and air pollution from animal feeding operations.
Thursday, January 08, 2009
Health Concerns over Drugs in Manured CropsUS - 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....
Monday, December 08, 2008
Iowa Discovers New Value in Hog ManureIOWA - High fertilizer costs have some Iowa farmers warming up to a previously shunned byproduct of the business - manure.
Thursday, November 27, 2008
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.
Monday, November 24, 2008
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.
Thursday, June 05, 2008
USDA: Treating Hog Manure with Borax Cuts OdorUS - 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.
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Meat conglomerate and fuel company launch renewable ventureUS - 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...
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Group seeks permanent ban on hog lagoonsNORTH CAROLINA - Opponents to large-scale hog farming operations are hoping a bill being introduced in Raleigh will help them in their plight.
Thursday, February 01, 2007
Owners of swine facility agree to settlementILLINOIS - 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...
Friday, May 05, 2006
Company To Collect Dead Animals, GreaseUS - 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...
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