Storage
Penn State researchers have recently published a new international standard to vent manure storage facilities in order to reduce the risk of fatalities. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Producers need to protect their manure storage facilities as well as their home and livestock during a flood, NDSU Extension Service specialists say. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Wisconsin livestock owners are dealing with the effects of a long, drawn-out winter as many manure storage facilities are at full capacity with no where to go Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
A million gallons of manure broke through a concrete-walled pit in southeastern Minnesota, fouling two trout streams before making its way into a river. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Death by manure pit – it may not be too common yet when it happens, it often takes more than one life. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
After a manure spills, phosphorus levels can skyrocket in water, which prompted research from USDA-ARS researchers. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in California announced that $5 million is available for water conservation and quality improvements. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
An Iowa-based company is using a well-established manure pit product combined with a new delivery system to simplify manure management on hog and dairy farms. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The North American Manure Expo is taking place this week at the USDA Dairy Forage Research Centre in Wisconsin. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Farmers in Maryland are angry about proposed changes to manure and fertilizer management that are up for approval. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Governor Andrew Cuomo of NYC has announced almost $11 million in funding to help protect lakes, streams and rivers from agricultural runoff. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Governor Tom Corbett has announced $87 million in 18 non-point source, drinking water and waste water projects in 18 counties. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Researchers with the USDA Agricultural Research Service have identified a new bacterium species in a manure storage pit. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The Canadian Government has invested more than $250,000 to improve computer models based on beneficial management practices on the farm and in agriculture. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
USDA ARS researchers are looking at a range of options for mitigating the odors associated with manure storage, including methods that target bacteria. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
GSE Lining Technology, LLC recently announced the launch of its rebranded identity as GSE Environmental. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The federal and Manitoba governments announce increased funding under the Manure Management Financial Assistance Program (MMFAP). Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Three hog barn explosions have occurred in the past few months in Iowa alone Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
When Wes Dvorak and his wife Teresa moved back to the family farm and joined the North Dakota family business six years ago, the young couple took on a big project Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Alliance Tire Americas has introduced the FloTruck 382, a new, all-steel radial flotation tire rated for 6,610 pounds at 62 mph (3,000 kg at 100 km/h) and DOT-compliant. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!