Environmental Stewardship
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Environmental Steward of the Pork Industry Nominations Open to All
Jan 15, 2010 12:00 PM, by Dale Miller Editor
Each year, National Hog Farmer magazine joins forces with Pork Checkoff to identify and recognize some of the top environmental management programs in...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
Operation Main Street Nears Milestone Speech
Aug 5, 2010 3:21 PM
Operation Main Street (OMS) will record a milestone later this month as a volunteer speaker achieves the Pork Checkoff-funded program’s 4,000th speech...
Premium Standard Farms Allotted More Time to Resolve Odor Issues
Aug 3, 2010 11:09 AM
Premium Standard Farms (PSF) says it has received a month’s extension by the state’s attorney general to work out the details of an environmental plan to comply with the terms of a court settlement dealing with pollution and odor issues in northern Missouri...
Manure Management
Missouri Farm Begins Odor Control System Installation
Aug 25, 2010 11:25 AM
Premium Standard Farms (PSF) has begun installing barn scraper systems at some of it Missouri hog farms to reduce barn odors as required by a court settlement...
Ractopamine Fed to Finishing Pigs Lowers Environmental Impact
Aug 17, 2010 2:38 PM, By Dale Miller Editor
Improvements in lean growth and feed efficiency when ractopamine hydrochloride is fed to finishing pigs are well documented. Research was conducted to determine if the improvements in nutrient utilization can lead to a demonstrable reduction in the environmental footprint of pork production, specifically water utilization and nitrogen (N) output...
Mortality Management
EPA Reaches Settlement To Regulate Farms
May 27, 2010 1:19 PM
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will collect information about farms to determine if more should be regulated as part of a settlement with environmental groups concerned about water pollution...
Literature Review Confirms Causes Of Manure-Related Fires, Explosions
Mar 29, 2010 5:06 PM
Last fall’s weather-related delays in corn and soybean harvests produced major delays in manure pump-out and land application, setting in motion potentially dangerous situations on some hog operations...
Regulations
NPPC Peeved about EPA’s Deal with Environmentalists
Jun 1, 2010 5:52 PM
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) has registered their frustration and anger over the EPA’s seemingly ongoing efforts to develop costly agricultural regulations that provide few if any additional environmental benefits...
EPA Reaches Settlement To Regulate Farms
May 27, 2010 1:19 PM
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will collect information about farms to determine if more should be regulated as part of a settlement with environmental groups concerned about water pollution...
Soil Management
Peeling Away the Layers of Pork's Carbon Footprint
Mar 15, 2010 12:00 PM, By Dale Miller Editor
Pork Checkoff's Life Cycle Assessment of greenhouse gas emissions is entering the final phase and the outcome will be a producer-friendly, greenhouse gas prediction tool...
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...
Water Quality
Missouri Farm Begins Odor Control System Installation
Aug 25, 2010 11:25 AM
Premium Standard Farms (PSF) has begun installing barn scraper systems at some of it Missouri hog farms to reduce barn odors as required by a court settlement...
Operation Main Street Nears Milestone Speech
Aug 5, 2010 3:21 PM
Operation Main Street (OMS) will record a milestone later this month as a volunteer speaker achieves the Pork Checkoff-funded program’s 4,000th speech...
