Restoration with care
Treadway Ranch Clifford and Glenda Treadway McCurtain, OK Turn up the long dirt driveway toward the neat log home, and you instantly know the Treadway...
Right from the start
Randy and Tom Brown made sure their 600-sow, farrow-to-finish operation was environmentally friendly from the beginning. In checkerboard corn/soybean...
Tucked in the trees
Richardson Family Farms Rob and Regina Richardson Vicksburg, MI Without the sign by the roadside, you'd never know Rob and Regina Richardson have a 4,000-head...
Sludge Boat Eases Lagoon Testing
Two University of Illinois researchers have developed a small, remote-controlled boat to simplify testing lagoon manure....
In the Home Stretch
Environmentally Superior nutrient management systems could be determined by year's end. Five nutrient management systems are now in the running for the...
Mixing manure and alfalfa
Follow application guidelines to get the most benefit and avoid problems. One of Russell Robaidek's customers always wants him to apply manure when the...
Put it where it's needed
Here's a practical checklist for sizing GPS-aided manure application equipment. When Jeff Fields bought global positioning system (GPS) equipment to record...
The sludge eaters
The technology used to clean up oil spills is proving effective in mopping up sludge from the bottom of hog lagoons. About 10 years ago, Ronnie Kennedy...
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...
