Environmental Stewardship
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5 Rules to Maximize Manure's Value
Sep 15, 2009 12:00 PM, By Karen Bernick
In the past, hog producers were happy to have a crop-producing neighbor take manure off their hands. Skyrocketing commercial fertilizer prices have changed...More
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Wakefield FarmThis High Plains hog operation uses an elaborate manure handling system to minimize environmental impact... Meadowlane FarmsGPS and high-volume application help this farm fit in with woods and streams... |
Haupert FarmTrees and shrubs help build a buffer that let this finisher site coexist with wildlife.... Keppy FarmsKeeping a neat farmstead and connecting with the public helps this family promote pork production... |
Air Quality
Straight Talk About Hog Barn Ventilation Screw-Ups
Nov 15, 2009 12:00 PM, By Dale Miller Editor
In the last 12 months, the Mankato, MN-based specialist says he has spent a great deal of his consultancy time on what he describes as the screw-ups that...
Swine Manure-to-Energy is Feasible | Manure-to-Energy NOT Far-Fetched
Sep 15, 2009 12:00 PM, By Dale Miller Editor
The day that hog manure can be transformed into petroleum will happen when pigs fly. The pig-flying reference is commonly used as a sarcastic quip to...
Manure Management
5 Rules to Maximize Manure's Value
Sep 15, 2009 12:00 PM, By Karen Bernick
In the past, hog producers were happy to have a crop-producing neighbor take manure off their hands. Skyrocketing commercial fertilizer prices have changed...
Nitrogen Stabilization Product Launched
Sep 15, 2009 12:00 PM
Product protects at the corn root zone to boost yields. Dow AgroSciences announces that federal registration has been approved for INSTINCT nitrogen (N)...
Mortality Management
Controlling Death On Any Sow Farm
May 15, 2009 12:00 PM, By Lisa Tokach, DVM Abilene, KS
Take the quiz below to rate your score for managing sow mortality. High sow mortality has been and continues to be a significant problem within our industry....
Sow, Hog Hand Winch
Feb 15, 2009 12:00 PM
A new series of hand winches is available in three different models. Thern, Inc. has expanded its line of winch options with the introduction of a new...
Regulations
Carbon Credits - A New Revenue Stream for Pork Producers?
Sep 15, 2009 12:00 PM, By Suzanne Deutsch
A covered lagoon helps control odor, while methane will be used to heat barns and generate offset credits. The future is here and along with it comes...
Study Targets Climate Change Impact on Agriculture, Forestry
Aug 5, 2009 2:03 PM, By Forrest Laws
As the debate over climate change heats up, the 25x’25 Alliance and the University of Tennessee’s Bio-Based Energy Analysis Group have joined forces to conduct an in-depth analysis of the impacts of global warming on U.S. agriculture and forestry...
Soil Management
Phytase Helps Lower Phosphorus in Swine Manure | Dietary Adjustments Lower Phosphorus
Sep 15, 2009 12:00 PM, By Karen Bernick
Dried distiller's grains with solubles (DDGS) and phytase help lower phosphorus in manure, eliminate need for supplemental phosphorus. Last year, when...
Paper Trail Documents Manure Application Practices
Sep 15, 2009 12:00 PM, By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor
Iowa firm helps reinforce that pork producers are managing manure conscientiously. There are two reasons for the success of Twin Lakes Environmental Services...
Water Quality
Pennsylvania Pork Producer Receives Environmental Stewards Award | Renewal on Rolling Hills
Sep 15, 2009 12:00 PM
Livestock bring about a renaissance in lovely Pennsylvania Dutch country. Lancaster County, PA, is known for its small and scenic farms woven like a quilt...
Minnesota Pork Producers Receive Environmental Stewards Award | Sensitive Land Managed with Care
Sep 15, 2009 12:00 PM
Schafer Farms balances cattle, pigs and pasture on the scenic rolling hills of southeastern Minnesota. Schafer Farms, Inc. is located only a dozen miles...
