Finding the Stinkers In Hog Barn Odors
There are hundreds of compounds that comprise hog odors but only a few appear to be the bad guys responsible for most of the stink. Jacek Koziel figures...
Manure Conveyance System Nips Odor, Ammonia
Unique belt waste removal system cuts odor, ammonia and building costs in Dutch hog operation. Sometimes the best solutions to production challenges come...
Renovation Help
If you are considering renovating the lighting, heating or ventilation systems in your hog buildings, or replacing an actual building, financial help may be available....
Prairie Swine Centre Builds Air Quality Laboratory
An air quality laboratory has been constructed at Prairie Swine Centre in Saskatchewan, Canada to understand the sources of air contamination in livestock...
V-Shaped Scraper Helps Deter Ammonia, Phosphorus Concerns
New scraper design studied at Michigan State University (MSU) is part of a cooperative study with two groups in Quebec, Canada. As nutrient management...
Covering up the smell
Negative air pressure systems offer other benefits besides odor reduction. You might think that big piece of black plastic fabric was floating on fresh...
The good lagoon
Converting to a circulating, more aerobic type effluent system over the past six years has freed up the Prins dairy family from the everyday worries of...
Time's Tight to Sign Up for EPA Program
As the May 1 deadline for signing the recently announced Air Emissions Consent Agreement nears, pork producers are scrambling for clarification. In an...
Analyzing Manure Odors
A new instrument will help Iowa State University (ISU) researcher Jacek Koziel study the components in livestock and poultry odors....
Dust Reduction System Licensed
A Minnesota company is being granted an exclusive license by USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to commercialize an electrostatic system for reducing dust in livestock housing....
