Biofilters Beat Problem Gases
Producer-agricultural engineer develops simple system that effectively filters out manure odors and reduces neighborhood complaints. Neighbors driving...
Biofilter System Lowers Manure Load, Odor by 90%
Odor complaints from neighbors living downwind from hog barns may soon be a thing of the past. Biosor, a biological filtration system perfected in Quebec,...
Return to Pigs Despite Opposition
Dave Nelson's brothers, Dennis and Neal, label the soft-spoken farmer as the PR guy of their family. As a director for the National Corn Growers Association,...
NPPC Supports EPA's OK of Air Agreements
Agreement protects producers from penalties for emissions violations. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) recent approval of air consent...
NPPC Comments On Air Regulations
The National Pork Producers Council has filed comments on proposed rules by the Environmental Protection Agency on particulate matter ...
NPPC Seeks Reversal of Clean Water Act Ruling
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) and other agricultural groups are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a lower court ruling regarding the Clean Water Act....
Air Emissions Study Nears Completion
The $2.2 million, six-state project funded by the Agriculture Department (USDA) to provide baseline rates for emissions of gases, odor and dust particulates...
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...
Producers Reluctant to Expand
Despite more than a year of profitability, U.S. pork producers are holding off on expansion, says Purdue University agricultural economist Chris Hurt....
Deadline Approaches to Sign Up For Air Consent Agreement
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) is strongly encouraging producers to consider signing up to participate in the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) air emissions consent agreement. ...
