National Hog Farmer

New CAFO Rule Sets Zero-Discharge Standard 

Nov 15, 2008

Calling it a tough but fair rule that sets a high environmental standard for livestock producers, the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) praised the...

Manure For Sale 

Sep 15, 2008 - By Karen Bernick

Planning to sell manure this fall? Tom Deters, marketing manager for FS Total Livestock Services, has some tips to make the transaction easier for the...

Manure Value Exceeds Expectations 

Sep 15, 2008 - By Lorne McClinton and Suzanne Deutsch

New study reveals hog manure boosts crude protein in forages as well as improves yields. Pork producers have long known that hog manure is a great substitute...

Manure Use Terms Revisited 

Sep 15, 2008 - By Eldon McAfee Beving, Swanson & Forrest, P.C. Des Moines, IA

Escalating swine manure values have pork producers and crop farmers reviewing manure use agreements. It seems not long ago that pork producers who needed...

Scenic in the Sand Hills 

Sep 15, 2008 - by Dean Houghton

Enterprise Nursery Madrid, NE Technology and a motivated team help keep this nursery site in tune with the environment. When you view a sunset from Joyce...

Wild About Wildlife 

Sep 15, 2008 - by Dean Houghton

Oetting Hog Farms, Concordia, MO Partnering with nature is a way of life on this Missouri farrow-to-finish farm. When Steve and Sharon Oetting want to...

Nutrients on the Side 

Sep 15, 2008 - by Dean Houghton

Veldkamp Farms. Inc. Jasper, MN Ridge-till system brings side-dressed nutrients to growing crops for this Minnesota operation. Back in 1983, Jim and JoAnn...

At Home On a Hog Farm 

Sep 15, 2008 - by Dean Houghton

O'Neel Farms Friend, NE This family built a home and a hog farm from scratch, while enjoying the beauty of nature. Terry and Diane O'Neel like to relax...

Center Connects Manure Experts With Producers Nationwide 

Sep 4, 2008

The Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Center at Kansas State University (KSU) connects manure management experts from land-grant universities and federal agencies with livestock producers and their advisors...

September Webcast Targets Manure Odor 

Sep 4, 2008

Managing odor is a key part of managing livestock manure. That topic is the focus of the Sept. 19 Webcast presented via the Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Center at Kansas State University...

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