manure management News
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Cornell Cutter Pump featured on manure manager cover
Cornell’s 6NHTB Cutter Pump prominently graces the July/August 2012 cover of Manure Manager! The feature article explains how digital apps and mobile device technology are benefiting custom manure pumpers and applicators. J. Puck, of PCE Manure Equipment in Iowa, is shown using a digital pump communication and control system to more effectively operate the Cornell Cutter pump. CLICK: To ...
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Cornell distributor PCE Pumping Systems Sponsoring Nutrient Management Field Demonstrations in Merced, CA.
California Field Day demonstrations July 17 to 19 Seeing is believing in many endeavors. Renowned manure management company PCE Pumping Systems is letting attendees ‘see’ how to address manure lagoon management and direct injection application at hands-on classes in Merced, California. Held at a working dairy, the demonstrations will address the considerable solids build-up in a ...
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Smart Manure Installation in Ukraine
The Manure Management Market Leader We have had a very busy few days in a snowy Ukraine this weekend where Rick was completing three Dairypower Smart Manure Aeration installations for large scale pig farms. The system is now established as being the most cost effective and environmentally friendly method of keeping manure in a homogeneous pumpable state that is always ready to spread. ...
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What is the economic value of manure management in dairy cows?
If you can handle cow manure well, it will pay you well for the money, not just the bad smell. On the one hand, cow manure contains 10%-20% crude protein, 1%-3% crude fat, 20%-30% nitrogen-free extract, and 15%-30% crude fiber. So you can process cow manure into feed in a specific way. On the other hand, you can use cow manure as organic fertilizer. When you know that cow manure management can ...
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Lambertson Family Farms Recognized for Environmental Excellence by USPOULTRY
TUCKER, Ga. –Feb.21, 2020 –Lambertson Family Farms of Pocomoke, Maryland, was one of six farms across the United States to receive U.S. Poultry & Egg Association’s Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award during the 2020 International Production & Processing Expo in Atlanta. U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) sponsors the annual awards in recognition of ...
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Dairypower`s Latest Aeration Project in Romania
Before the world ground to a halt and international travel (OK all travel not deemed ‘essential’) was restricted due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Dairypower’s aeration specialist and project manager Rick Crowley travelled to the southeast of Central Europe to commission a Smart Manure Aeration System, which had been recently installed at a large hog unit in Romania. Now he just has ...
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A new tool to assess nitrogen and phosphorus flow in agriculture
MITERRA-EUROPE is a new tool that models the amount of nitrogen and phosphorus, among other key pollutants, used in agriculture across all 27 Member States at regional, country and EU-27 levels. It can be used to calculate the effects of different strategies to minimise excess pollution. Many regions in the EU-27 use more nitrogen and phosphorus in agriculture than is required. The main sources ...
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Treating animal manure with borax cuts odor
Hydrogen sulfide is one of the compounds contributing to the stink from manure storage pits on hog farms. Microbial activity in the manure releases the hydrogen sulfide and other compounds. Today, at an American Society of Microbiology meeting in Boston, Mass., Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist Cheryl Spence reports the results of a study in which 'dusting' hog manure with borax ...
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New EPA requirements for controlling wastewater from large animal feeding operations
EPA has finalized a rule helping to protect the nation’s water quality by requiring concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) to safely manage manure. EPA estimates CAFO regulations will prevent 56 million pounds of phosphorus, 110 million pounds of nitrogen, and 2 billion pounds of sediment from entering streams, lakes, and other waters annually. “EPA’s new regulation of animal feedlots ...
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