Iowa Pork Producers Wear White Hats
Despite the ever-increasing mountain of state regulations and pressure to protect the environment in Iowa, the state's pork industry has clearly met both...
Manure Management Is Available Online
The Illinois Manure Management Plan is now available online at www.immp.uiuc.edu University of Illinois Extension developed the online resource...
North Carolina Seeks Hog Waste Conversion Program
The North Carolina Pork Council (NCPC) has asked state legislators to create a pilot program to test the feasibility of converting hog waste into electricity....
Court Upholds Ruling On Nebraska's I-300
Corporate farming ban is ruled unconstitutional by appeals court.
Nebraska's 25-year-old corporate farming ban was dealt another blow Dec. 13 when a three-judge...
$1 Million Granted to Iowa Pork Industry
Settlement with Smithfield Foods funds projects over the next 10 years. Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller has announced that $1 million in grants over...
Iowa Agency Seeks Ban on Applying Manure to Soybeans
Attempts by Iowa’s Environmental Protection Commission (EPC) to ban the application of liquid manure to ground planted to soybeans is another unnecessary prohibition that could negatively impact pork producers, according to Gene Ver Steeg, president of the Iowa Pork Producers Association....
EPA Approved to Collect Emission Data
Eight hog farms will be among those monitored in the two-year study. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been approved to take the next step...
Deadline Extended for Air Consent Agreement
Pork producers who signed an Air Consent Agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have a deadline to meet....
Comments Filed on CAFO Rule
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) filed comments Aug. 30 on the federal Clean Water Act proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs)....
Illinois Simplifies Environmental Rules
To simplify the myriad of environmental regulations that pertain to agricultural and horticultural operations, the University of Illinois (U of I) Extension developed Ezregs...
