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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....
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Labour Costs in Straw Based Group Swine HousingCANADA - 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...
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Anaerobic Digestion Boost to Energy ProductionUK - The Environment Agency's decision to revise its regulatory position on the waste status of anaerobic digestate produced from farm-based inputs is a victory for common sense and a welcome boost to...
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Higher Manure Handling and Labour CostsCANADA - 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...
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, December 04, 2008
Bid to Cut Emissions as Consumption IncreasesNETHERLANDS - The cows and pigs dotting the flat green plains in the southern Netherlands create a bucolic landscape. But looked at through the lens of greenhouse gas accounting, they are living smokestacks,...
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
E. coli Kite Mark to Show Manure Pollution RiskUK - Researchers have created a system to help farmers and advisors recycle manure without risking pollution to nearby streams and rivers.
NZ Pork Industry to Turn Waste into BiogasNEW ZEALAND - A new project launched yesterday (2 December 2008) will look at the potential to turn pig manure on New Zealand farms into energy, significantly reducing harmful greenhouse gas (GHG) emi...
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.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Value of Manure: Both Fertiliser and Biofuel in NINORTHERN IRELAND - Manures produced by housed farm livestock in Northern Ireland are a valuable resource both as a plant fertiliser and as a source of renewable energy.
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.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Veterinary Dept To Propose Enclosed Pig FarmMALAYSIA - The Kedah Veterinary Department will make a proposal to the government to set up a modern farm using the enclosed farming system for pig rearing in the state.
Friday, November 14, 2008
Clarification Regarding NVZs Being SoughtUK - There has been some concern among producers that under the new NVZ rules (which will come into force from January), it will no longer be permissible to set nitrogen from outdoor pigs against whole...
Friday, November 07, 2008
Spiral Filter Press an InnovationGERMANY - Big Dutchman says its spiral filter press, OptiSep, is a milestone in the development of separators for liquid manure.
Monday, November 03, 2008
Extension of Manure Spreading Period ConfirmedIRELAND - The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Brendan Smith TD, has confirmed a further extension of the period for the spreading of livestock manure, which includes both farmyard manure...
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.
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Wastewater Treatment Upgrades Allow Expanded Hog Processing Capacity in ManitobaCANADA - 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...
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Wastewater Treatment Upgrades Clears Path for Expansion PlansCANADA - 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...
Monday, August 13, 2007
Engineering Firm Calls for Public Policies that Support Anaerobic DigestionCANADA - 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...
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.
Monday, March 12, 2007
Water Considerations Key For Intenstive Hog OperationsCANADA - 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.
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...
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Power from pig waste project wins CDM approvalUK - An innovative series of projects that generate electricity from pig waste in Mexico have been approved under the Clean Development Mechanism.
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...
Thursday, December 29, 2005
Denmark buys Carbon Credits from Thai FarmersBANGKOK - H.E. Ulrik Helweg-Larsen, Danish Ambassador to Thailand, has on behalf of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs signed an agreement with a group of Thai pig farmers on purchase of carbon credits....
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