Manure Conveyance System Nips Odor, Ammonia
Unique belt waste removal system cuts odor, ammonia and building costs in Dutch hog operation. Sometimes the best solutions to production challenges come...
Changing with the times
Visitors to the Ludeman family operation in the mid-'90s found a sizable crop farm and '70s-era farrow-to-finish facilities capable of turning out about...
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...
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