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Sorting Out Environmental Compliance 

When a federal appeals court in March struck down a 2003 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule for large livestock operations to have environmental...

Court Ruling Invalidates EPA Regulations 

A recent federal appeals court ruling has placed federal rules governing discharges from concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) up in the air...

Covering up the smell 

Negative air pressure systems offer other benefits besides odor reduction. You might think that big piece of black plastic fabric was floating on fresh...

Delving deeper 

Deep soil testing tracks nutrient movement Going far below the surface for soil testing has been a trademark in eastern Manitoba for more than 10 years....

Environmental Center Has Statistical Power 

A new state-of-the art facility uses the latest equipment along with human panelists to decipher what really causes air and water contamination and how...

The good lagoon 

Converting to a circulating, more aerobic type effluent system over the past six years has freed up the Prins dairy family from the everyday worries of...

Here to help 

Government resources are available to research new technology. With the concentration of animal production has come intense need for technology to handle...

Time's Tight to Sign Up for EPA Program 

As the May 1 deadline for signing the recently announced Air Emissions Consent Agreement nears, pork producers are scrambling for clarification. In an...

V-Shaped Scraper Helps Deter Ammonia, Phosphorus Concerns 

New scraper design studied at Michigan State University (MSU) is part of a cooperative study with two groups in Quebec, Canada. As nutrient management...

Clearing the Air 

Fresh from the announcement of the Air Emissions Consent Agreement and the informational meetings that followed, I've already heard from friends and foes...

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