Air quality
Federal environmental programs have drastically overestimated the poultry industry’s contributions to water pollution, according to University of Delaware study Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
A group of Yakima Valley residents is seeking to limit when dairy operators can spray manure onto fields, a common practice in the dairy industry. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
An agricultural air quality conference will be held June 27-28 at the University of California - Davis conference center. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Kelsey Bruning, a senior in civil engineering at Iowa State University, placed third in the recent Ron Sheffield Memorial Student Poster Contest Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Research attempts to balance more efficient uptake during cows’ digestion of nitrogen feed to help reduce cattles’ flatulence responsible for methane. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Dairy organizations from across the western U.S. gathered recently in Boise, ID, to push for improved science and management strategies for dairies. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is looking to approve an air pollution permit to operate a biogas plant in the town of Springfield. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
After being sued by an environmental group five years ago, the issue of air quality became front-and-center at DeRuyter Brothers Dairy in Outlook, WA. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
A Virginia dairy farmer has riled a restaurant owner after spreading manure in a field beside the business. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Getting an accurate estimation of nitrous oxide and methane emissions from beef cattle feedlots is an increasing concern given the current and potential future reporting requirements for greenhouse gas emissions. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The Western States Dairy Producers Trade Association is sponsoring the 2013 Western Dairy Air Quality Symposium in Boise, ID, on April 16 and 17. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
About the size of a football field, a lagoon with room for seven million gallons of manure and sand was filling up, creating a dilemma at Hy-Light Farms. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has updated its national clean air standards without tightening “farm dust” standards. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
A researcher with Texas A&M AgriLife Research is exploring the nitrous oxide and methane emissions from beef cattle feedlots and what can be done to control it. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
An analysis by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security, says that feeding the world contributes 29 per cent of GHG emissions. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Sustainable Conservation was recently awarded a $484,000 grant to demonstrate the effectiveness of a biological system to treat lagoon water on a dairy in CA. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Phase two of the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District air quality rules for dairies, known as Rule 4750, is beginning to take effect. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Manure haulers and brokers and agricultural producers are reminded to exercise caution when managing animal waste to minimize health risks. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Researchers have been awarded a research contract to examine additives used in livestock diets and to evaluate their potential for environmental benefits. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The California Dairy Quality Assurance Program (CDQAP) is offering free classes in air quality in Modesto on Aug. 21 and Tulare on Aug. 23. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!