Green Agriculture
Most recent articles from National Hog Farmer on Environmental Stewardship, Water Quality, Credits, Recycling, DDGS, and the importance of "going green" in agriculture.
Recycling
Recycling Plastic Slats
Nov 15, 2007 12:00 PM, By Karen Bernick
One of the first questions that crops up in any remodeling project is: What do we do with the old stuff? It was a question on Ben Poletti's mind as The...
Environmental Stewardship
Pork producers have a long-standing record of conscientious environmental stewardship. Click on the headlines below to read more on:
Air Quality, Manure Management, Mortality Management, Regulations, Soil Management, and Water Quality.
Carbon Credits - A New Revenue Stream for Pork Producers?
Sep 15, 2009 12:00 PM, By Suzanne Deutsch
A covered lagoon helps control odor, while methane will be used to heat barns and generate offset credits. The future is here and along with it comes...
Pennsylvania Pork Producer Receives Environmental Stewards Award | Renewal on Rolling Hills
Sep 15, 2009 12:00 PM
Livestock bring about a renaissance in lovely Pennsylvania Dutch country. Lancaster County, PA, is known for its small and scenic farms woven like a quilt...
Minnesota Pork Producers Receive Environmental Stewards Award | Sensitive Land Managed with Care
Sep 15, 2009 12:00 PM
Schafer Farms balances cattle, pigs and pasture on the scenic rolling hills of southeastern Minnesota. Schafer Farms, Inc. is located only a dozen miles...
Paper Trail Documents Manure Application Practices
Sep 15, 2009 12:00 PM, By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor
Iowa firm helps reinforce that pork producers are managing manure conscientiously. There are two reasons for the success of Twin Lakes Environmental Services...
Swine Manure-to-Energy is Feasible | Manure-to-Energy NOT Far-Fetched
Sep 15, 2009 12:00 PM, By Dale Miller Editor
The day that hog manure can be transformed into petroleum will happen when pigs fly. The pig-flying reference is commonly used as a sarcastic quip to...
Click to watch videos of the 2007 Environmental Steward Awards
DDGS: Dried Distiller's Grains with Solubles
Additives to Improve Flowability of DDGS Studied
Dec 15, 2007 4:31 PM
University of Minnesota (U of M) researchers have found that in-creasing moisture content of dried distiller's grains with solubles (DDGS) from 9% to 12% clearly and significantly reduced the flowability of the feedstuff...
Does DDGS Affect Pork Quality?
Mar 15, 2007 12:00 PM, By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor
Recent trials at the University of Minnesota offer insight into the impact that dried distiller's grains with solubles has on growth performance and pork...
DDGS Web Site Launched
Dec 15, 2005 12:00 PM, by Joe Vansickle, Senior Editor (952) 851-4670; jvansickle@primediabusiness.com
A new Web site on distiller's dried grains with solubles (DDGS) has been launched on a new University of Illinois (U of I) Extension Web site at http://ilift.traill.uiuc.ed/distillers/....
