Manure Handling Expo Planned for July 9
The continuing rise in chemical fertilizer prices may push crop farmers even more to use manure for their fertilization needs...
Hog Barns Don't Come with Owner's Manuals
An effective operations manual can help barn staffs keep production facilities running smoothly. Pork producers commonly invest hundreds of thousands...
Surface Aerator Makes Lagoon Odor Reduction Affordable
Preliminary results of a new surface aeration system pilot-tested at a 4,800-head, grow-finish operation show it provides an effective and affordable means of handling odors in lagoons...
North Carolina Finalizes Swine Lagoon Ban
The North Carolina Pork Council (NCPC) supports passage of the recently approved Senate Bill 1465, Swine Farm Performance Standards, which places a permanent ban on construction of new swine lagoons....
A Burning Answer for Manure
Transforming manure into energy is hardly a new idea. People have been burning cow chips and chicken dung for centuries...
Pristine on the Prairie
This High Plains hog operation uses an elaborate manure handling system to minimize environmental impact...
It's the Pits!
Taking manure pit samples in deep-pitted barns on several hundred company-owned and contracted farms is a huge task, but the payoff is huge, too...
Tandem Tanks Boost Efficiency
Hauling liquid manure goes a lot faster at Gary Hellickson's 25,000 hog finishing operation near Preston, MN, since he started using a 12,000-gal. twin tank system...
Purdue Launches CAFO Web Site
Purdue University has developed and launched a new Web site featuring scientific information about concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs)...
Manure Isn’t What it Used to Be
With crop fertility costs increasing, pork producers can improve their bottom line by sampling manure to confirm its nutrient levels, says Tom Miller, extension swine specialist for Iowa State University...
