Self-assessment air quality tool for livestock producers
Livestock producers can now make sure they are doing their best to minimize air emissions with a new self-assessment tool developed by a team of researchers and Extension specialists from across the U.S.
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Pork producers invited to attend Iowa ventilation workshops
Two workshops designed to help pork producers manage building ventilation equipment have been set for later this month in northern Iowa.
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Researchers seek answers to pit foaming
University of Minnesota researchers are diligently trying to understand the reasons behind the mystery of foaming manure pits. However, answers are proving to be elusive.
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Site selection for new and expanding livestock operations
Siting GAAMPs are an important component of the planning process when Michigan farmers are considering expanding, or building new, livestock facilities.
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Kansas bill lets counties approve livestock facilities
A bill that would give county commissioners the authority to approve or deny large-scale livestock production systems has passed the Kansas House of Representatives. While the legislation is not exclusive to pork production operations, they generated the main focus during the debate.
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Natural gas prices slump to 10-year low
Energy prices offer the clearest signal that the weather isn't behaving normally, as traders scour forecast screens for a hint of how much heat households and businesses will need in the coming days and weeks.
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U.S. natural gas plunges to 10-year lows
U.S. natural gas plunges to 10-year lows, as record production and mild weather extended seven straight sessions of losses that knocked nearly 20 percent off prices.
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Managing animal mortalities symposium set for May 21-24
The symposium will feature four days of plenary and poster sessions to share information on carcass disposal technology, planning, and policy.
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“Fierce” acreage war ahead for growers
An Australian-born ag economist told American Farm Bureau conference attendees that he anticipates “another fierce acreage-bidding war” this season.
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New technology filters air emissions, reduces energy use
Researchers from North Carolina State University and West Virginia University have developed a new technology that can reduce air emissions from swine barns while reducing energy use by recovering and possibly generating heat.
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Seaboard Foods’ Kansas hog site approved
Seaboard Foods received the “go-ahead” on its plans to build a swine complex that could house up to 144,000 hogs in west-central Kansas. According to reports Seaboard could build up to 120 barns, at 1,000 hogs a barn, an investment estimated at $30 million.
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