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Hi-Tech Harmony 

GPS and high-volume application help this farm fit in with woods and streams...

Pristine on the Prairie 

This High Plains hog operation uses an elaborate manure handling system to minimize environmental impact...

Software Savvy 

One of the country's largest swine integrators joined forces with a software company to develop swine-specific modules for environmental management. That system is now available to others...

It's the Pits! 

Taking manure pit samples in deep-pitted barns on several hundred company-owned and contracted farms is a huge task, but the payoff is huge, too...

Polishing an Image 

Keeping a neat farmstead and connecting with the public helps this family promote pork production...

Tandem Tanks Boost Efficiency 

Hauling liquid manure goes a lot faster at Gary Hellickson's 25,000 hog finishing operation near Preston, MN, since he started using a 12,000-gal. twin tank system...

Purdue Launches CAFO Web Site 

Purdue University has developed and launched a new Web site featuring scientific information about concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs)...

California Livestock Farmers Target Greenhouse Gases 

The California Climate Action Registry has created the Livestock Project Protocol, a guideline for creating high-quality greenhouse gas reduction projects by...

Manure Isn’t What it Used to Be 

With crop fertility costs increasing, pork producers can improve their bottom line by sampling manure to confirm its nutrient levels, says Tom Miller, extension swine specialist for Iowa State University...

Manure Show Features Field Demonstrations 

ManureTech 2007 will be held at the Dairy Forage Research Center Farm near Prairie du Sac, WI, on Aug. 21, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m....

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