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...
NPPC Comments on EPA's CAFO Rule
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) has submitted preliminary comments on the federal Clean Water Act rule proposed by the Environmental Protection...
Phosphorus Field Assessment
Nebraska fields listed as concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) must have a Field Phosphorus Risk Assessment before manure can be applied after...
North Carolina Focus On Fine-Tuning
In the mid-'90s, the rapidly expanding North Carolina pork industry climbed from seventh in the nation in pork production to second a position they've...
