Carbon Credits - A New Revenue Stream for Pork Producers?
A covered lagoon helps control odor, while methane will be used to heat barns and generate offset credits. The future is here and along with it comes...
Study Targets Climate Change Impact on Agriculture, Forestry
As the debate over climate change heats up, the 25x’25 Alliance and the University of Tennessee’s Bio-Based Energy Analysis Group have joined forces to conduct an in-depth analysis of the impacts of global warming on U.S. agriculture and forestry...
Ag Agreement on Climate Change
the House Agriculture Committee, announced an agricultural agreement on the climate change bill that the House of Representatives passed Friday night (June 26) by a vote of 219-212....
Illinois Hog Farm Wins Three-Year-old Lawsuit
Bible Pork Inc., based in Louisville, IL, the major multiplication system for The Maschhoffs, has been cleared of charges of hog odor nuisance after a three-year court battle....
NPPC Sues EPA Over Emissions Reporting Rule
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) has filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to require livestock......
Concerned About the New CAFO Rules?
In October, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued rules in what many hope will be the last chapter for the overhaul of federal rules regulating concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs)....
Pork Board Commends Hormel For Its Commitment to Quality
The National Pork Board congratulates Hormel Foods for its commitment to the Pork Quality Assurance Plus (PQA Plus) and Transport Quality Assurance (TQA) programs....
New CAFO Rule Sets Zero-Discharge Standard
Calling it a tough but fair rule that sets a high environmental standard for livestock producers, the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) praised the...
State Commission Vetoes Hog Permit
Iowa agency grants county's request to deny building permit. With permit approvals by both the Dallas County Board of Supervisors and the Iowa Department...
Survey Finds Many Are Unprepared
Arecent survey of pork producers, conducted to identify environmental concerns, has revealed that some don't understand key issues. The National Pork...
